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Adcox Special
The Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp (75 kW). Although only one example was built, the design formed the basis for the Adcox Student Prince The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open- cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September. ... that was produced in small numbers later that year. See also References Special Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft 1920s United States sport aircraft {{Aero-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has a structural advantage over a monoplane, it produces more drag than a monoplane wing. Improved structural techniques, better materials and higher speeds made the biplane configuration obsolete for most purposes by the late 1930s. Biplanes offer several advantages over conventional cantilever monoplane designs: they permit lighter wing structures, low wing loading and smaller span for a given wing area. However, interference between the airflow over each wing increases drag substantially, and biplanes generally need extensive bracing, which causes additional drag. Biplanes are distinguished from tandem wing arrangements, where the wings are placed forward and aft, instead of above and below. The term is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adcox Aviation Trade School
The Adcox Aviation Trade School was established in Portland, Oregon in the 1910s. Aircraft created there as student projects starting in the late 1920s include the Adcox 1-A, Adcox Special, Adcox Student Prince, and Adcox Cloud Buster. The Adcox school began as a trade school for automobile and gas-engine mechanics, but in 1920 it added a course in aviation to its curriculum, focussed on the construction and repair of airplane motors. At different points in its history, the organisation was known as the Adcox Auto and Aviation School, the Adcox School of Aviation, Aircraft Builders Corp and the First National Flying System. In late 1929, after a new two-story building was opened, the school had the largest enrollment of any aviation school in the Pacific Northwest, with 100 full-time students. List of Aircraft * Adcox 1-A ------------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft *Adcox Special ------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In Aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1929: Events * Greatest number of fatal civil aircraft crashes in US history. * Cubana de Aviación begins service. * Pan American World Airways begins service. * The Canadian Siskins aerobatic team is formed. * First official airmail to the Mackenzie District of Canada's western Arctic by bushpilot. * Airway Beacon is built in St. Paul, Minnesota. It still exists in Indian Mounds Park. * Aircraft Development Corporation changes its name to the Detroit Aircraft Corporation. * Consolidated Aircraft Corporation absorbs the Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation. * In response to the creation of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation is formed as a holding company controlling the stock of the Boeing Airplane Company, the Chance Vought Corporation, the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company, and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, soon joined by the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinner K-5
The Kinner K-5 was a popular engine for light general and sport aircraft developed by Winfield B. 'Bert' Kinner. With the boom in civilian aviation after Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight the K-5 sold well. The K-5 was a rough running but reliable engine and the K-5 and its derivatives were produced in the thousands, powering many World War II trainer aircraft. The K-5 was followed by the B-5, R-5 and R-55. Military engines were designated R-370 Applications * Adcox Special * American Eagle A-129 biplane * Chamberlin C-2 * Davis D-1-K * Fleet Model 2 * Granville Brothers Model A biplane * Kinner Sportster * Kreutzer Air Coach * Simplex C-2 Red Arrow * Sullivan Model K-3 Crested Harpy * Waco KSO The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company. Design and development The Waco 10 was a larger span development of the Waco 9, both single-en ... Specifications (Kinner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piston Engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common features of all types. The main types are: the internal combustion engine, used extensively in motor vehicles; the steam engine, the mainstay of the Industrial Revolution; and the Stirling engine for niche applications. Internal combustion engines are further classified in two ways: either a spark-ignition (SI) engine, where the spark plug initiates the combustion; or a compression-ignition (CI) engine, where the air within the cylinder is compressed, thus heating it, so that the heated air ignites fuel that is injected then or earlier.''Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach'' by Yunus A. Cengal and Michael A. Boles Common features in all types There may be one or more pistons. Each piston is inside a cylinder, into which a gas is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adcox Student Prince
The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open- cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September. A single example of a Student Prince X was produced in 1931 powered by a 90 hp ACE engine. As of 2004, a single example remains registered in the United States, which was successively re-engined with 100 hp Kinner K-5, then 110 hp Warner Scarab Junior, Comet 150hp, 150 hp Wright-Hisso A and 220 hp Continental E-225 The Continental O-470 engine is a family of carbureted and fuel-injected six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled aircraft engines that was developed especially for use in light aircraft by Continental Motors. Engines designated "IO" ... in 1963. Specifications (Student Prince) See also References ;Notes External links * {{Adcox aircraft Student Prince Biplanes Single-engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adcox Aircraft
The Adcox Aviation Trade School was established in Portland, Oregon in the 1910s. Aircraft created there as student projects starting in the late 1920s include the Adcox 1-A, Adcox Special, Adcox Student Prince, and Adcox Cloud Buster. The Adcox school began as a trade school for automobile and gas-engine mechanics, but in 1920 it added a course in aviation to its curriculum, focussed on the construction and repair of airplane motors. At different points in its history, the organisation was known as the Adcox Auto and Aviation School, the Adcox School of Aviation, Aircraft Builders Corp and the First National Flying System. In late 1929, after a new two-story building was opened, the school had the largest enrollment of any aviation school in the Pacific Northwest, with 100 full-time students. List of Aircraft * Adcox 1-A ------------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft *Adcox Special ------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biplanes
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has a structural advantage over a monoplane, it produces more drag than a monoplane wing. Improved structural techniques, better materials and higher speeds made the biplane configuration obsolete for most purposes by the late 1930s. Biplanes offer several advantages over conventional cantilever monoplane designs: they permit lighter wing structures, low wing loading and smaller span for a given wing area. However, interference between the airflow over each wing increases drag substantially, and biplanes generally need extensive bracing, which causes additional drag. Biplanes are distinguished from tandem wing arrangements, where the wings are placed forward and aft, instead of above and below. The term is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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