Mohawk M1C

M1C
Role	Training monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Mohawk Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1929
Number built	7

The Mohawk M1C (variously named Pinto, Redskin or Spurwing) was a 1920s American two or three-seat low-wing monoplane designed and built by Mohawk Aero Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota. One M1C was evaluated by the United States Army Air Corps in 1930 as the YPT-7 Pinto for use as a primary trainer.^[1]

Design and development

The M1C was a three-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane which was available with an open cockpit (as the Pinto) and enclosed cockpit (as the Redskin).^[1] The first variant was the M1C-K powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Kinner K-5 or a 100 hp (75 kW) Wright engine.^[1] One aircraft was modified for evaluation by the United States Army Air Corps as the YPT-7 Pinto.^[1]^[2]

A two-seat variant the M1C-W was also produced with a 110 hp (82 kW) Warner Scarab engine.^[1] The first one was the aircraft evaluated by the Army and re-engined. In 1930 the company went bankrupt and was taken over by the R R Rand Jr.^[1]

Variants

M1C-K: Kinner K-5 powered variant, five built.^[1]
M1C-W: Warner Scarab powered variant, one modified from M1C-K and two more built.^[1]
YPT-7: United States Army Air Corps designation for one M1C-K for evaluation in 1930 the Kinner K-5 engine given the military designation YR-370-1.^[2]

Specifications (M1C-K)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 11 in (10.64 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Kinner K-5 , 100 hp (75 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h; 100 kn)
Cruise speed: 98 mph (85 kn; 158 km/h)

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "American airplanes: Mi - Mu". www.aerofiles.com. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
1 2 Andrade 1979, p. 158

Bibliography

Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.

United States trainer aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Advanced Trainer
(1925-1948)

Basic Combat
(1936-1940)

Basic Trainer
(1930-1948)

Primary Trainer
(1924-1948)

Main sequence
(1948-present)

1948 redesignations	T-6 T-7 T-11 T-13A T-13B/D T-17 T-19

New designations	T-28 T-29 T-30 T-31 T-32 T-33 T-34 T-35 T-36 T-37 T-38 T-39 T-40 T-41 T-42 T-43 T-44 T-45 T-46 T-47 T-48 (I) T-48 (II) CT-49 T-50 T-51 T-52 T-53

Alternate sequences

1962 redesignations	T-1 T-2

1990-1996 sequence	T-1 T-2¹ T-3 T-4¹ T-5¹ T-6

¹ Not assigned

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