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The Thaden T-2 was a 1920s
American
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four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California
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, USA.
Design and development
The Thaden Metal Aircraft Company was formed by Herbert von Thaden, a formerUnited States Army Signal Corps
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pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. Following on from the strut-braced T-1 the T-2 was a smaller four-seat high-wing cantilever monoplane with flaps, powered by a Comet radial engine.
Specifications
See also
* Thaden T-1 * Thaden T-4References
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