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Alexander Eaglerock

Biplane

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The Alexander Eaglerock was a biplane produced in the United States in the 1920s by Alexander Aircraft CompanyofColorado Springs, Colorado.^[1]

It was a fixed-gear three-seater, and was offered in two models, one with a Hispano-Suiza "A" engine of 150 hp (110 kW), priced at US$4000, and one with a Wright J-5 Whirlwind, priced at $6500. The Eaglerock was also available fitted with a variety of other engines, of up to 270 hp (200 kW), with prices starting at $2250.^[1]

Surviving aircraft[edit]

• 122 – Model 24 Long Wing on static display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft MuseuminPueblo, Colorado.^[2][3] It is on loan from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and was previously on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.^[4]
• 469 – Combo-wing on static display at Seattle-Tacoma International AirportinSeaTac, Washington. It is on loan from the Museum of Flight.^[5]
• 526 – Long Wing airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile MuseuminHood River, Oregon.^[6][7]
• 928 – A-2 on static display at the Science SpectruminLubbock, Texas.^[8][9]
• 977 – Model A-14 is on static display in Concourse B of Denver International AirportinDenver, Colorado. It was restored over a 25-year period by the Antique Airplane Association of Colorado.^{[10][better source needed][11][failed verification]}
• On static display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space MuseuminDenver, Colorado.^[12]

Specifications (Eaglerock A-1)[edit]

Data from American Airplane Specifications^[13]

General characteristics

• Crew:1
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
• Wing area: 330 sq ft (31 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,705 lb (773 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,491 lb (1,130 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
• Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
• Range: 590 mi (950 km, 510 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 17,900 ft (5,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,080 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

See also[edit]

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era[edit]

(Partial listing, only covers most numerous types)

• American Eagle A-101
• Brunner-Winkle Bird
• Buhl-Verville CA-3 Airster
• Command-Aire 3C3
• Parks P-1
• Pitcairn Mailwing
• Spartan C3
• Stearman C2 and C3
• Swallow New Swallow
• Travel Air 2000 and 4000
• Waco 10

Related lists[edit]

• List of aircraft
• List of civil aircraft

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

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Bibliography[edit]

• "Table 1: American Airplane Specifications: Passenger Planes With Seats For Fewer Than Four Persons". Aviation. Vol. 30, no. 7. July 1931. pp. 426–427, 430.