The Aeronca Model 9 Arrow was a low-wing all-metal cabin
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
with
retractable landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for takeoff or landing. For aircraft it is generally needed for both. It was also formerly called ''alighting gear'' by some manufacturers, such as the Glenn L. Martin ...
.
It was marketed to returning pilots from
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
and unveiled in
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January– February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the count ...
but never went into production.
The single prototype (registered ''NX39581'') was destroyed in a crash during a test flight due to propeller failure.
Specifications
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Aerofiles: Aeronca 9 Arrow
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Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
1940s United States civil utility aircraft
Aeronca aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1947