Thaden T-4

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T-4 Argonaut
Thaden T-4A left side Aero Digest May,1930.jpg
General information
TypeCabin monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Thaden Metal Aircraft Company
Designer
Number built2
History
First flight1930

The Thaden T-4 Argonaut was a 1930s American four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California. [1]

Contents

The T-4 cockpit Thaden T-4A cockpit Aero Digest May,1930.jpg
The T-4 cockpit
Inside the rear fuselage of a Thaden T-4 Thaden T-4A rear fuselage Aero Digest May,1930.jpg
Inside the rear fuselage of a Thaden T-4

Design and development

The T-4 was the third and last design of the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company which had been formed by Herbert von Thaden, a former United States Army Signal Corps pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. The T-4 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright Whirlwind radial engine. [1] It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. [2] Two aircraft were built. [3]

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931, [4] Aerofiles [3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 1985. p. 3000.
  2. ↑ "Louise M. Thaden and Herbert V. Thaden Aviation Pioneers" . Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "American airplanes - Ta - Th". www.aerofiles.com. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 323c.
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