Spartan NP

Spartan NP-1
General information
Type	Biplane trainer
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Spartan Aircraft Company
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	201
History
Developed from	Spartan C-3

Spartan NP-1

The Spartan NP-1 was a two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the Spartan Aircraft Company for the United States Navy reserve units.

Development

On 10 July 1940 the company received an order from the United States Navy for 201 aircraft for use as a biplane primary trainer, it was to be a modernised version of the companies earlier C-3. It was a conventional biplane with two-seats in tandem open cockpits. Designated by the company as the NS-1 it was given the military designation NP-1. The NP-1 was powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine.

Operators

  United States

• United States Navy

Specifications (NP-1)

Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, student)
• Length: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
• Gross weight: 3,006 lb (1,366 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine , 220 hp (164 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 108 mph (174 km/h, 94 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)

References

1. Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 468.

• Swanborough, Gordon; Bowers, Peter M. (1976). United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN   0-370-10054-9.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.