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The Aeromarine AS was a seaplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the US Navy in the early 1920s.
Development and design
Other than the vertical stabilizer, it was configured as a conventional two-bay biplane on twin pontoons, with two seats. The sole example of the original design, designated AS-1 had an inverted fin. After evaluation testing, the Navy ordered two aircraft, designated AS-2. The AS-2 had cruciform tails and larger radiators, and ailerons on both upper and lower wings.
Variants
A.S.-1 1 built
A.S.-2 2 built
Specifications (AS-1)
Data from Angelucci, 1987. pp. 35-36.General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Height: 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Wing area: 386 sq ft (35.9 m2)
Empty weight: 2,298 lb (1,042 kg)
Gross weight: 3,233 lb (1,466 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright-Hispano E , 300 hp (220 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 117 mph (188 km/h, 102 kn)
Stall speed: 56 mph (90 km/h, 49 kn)
Endurance: 3 h
Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
Armament
2x machine guns
References
= Citations
== Bibliography
=Angelucci, Enzo (1987). The American Fighter from 1917 to the present. New York: Orion Books. pp. 35–36.
Taylor, J. H. (ed) (1989) Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 29
External links
Eckland, K.O. (2009-03-30). "Aeromarine". USA: aerofiles.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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