Rose Parakeet

Parrakeet

Rose Parrakeet A-4C. EAA AirVenture 2011
Role	Sports plane
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Rose Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight	1931
Number built	8, plus many in kit form

The Rose Parrakeet was a single-seat sporting biplane produced in small numbers in the United States during the 1930s. It was a conventional design with staggered single-bay wings of equal span braced by N-struts. The cockpit was open, and the fixed tailskid undercarriage had divided main units. An unusual feature was the use of a single strut in place of the usual flying wires.

Development

1936-built Rose Parrakeet A-1 preserved at the Air Power Museum near Ottumwa, Iowa

Only eight Parrakeets were built by Rose, but the design proved a popular one with homebuilders in the 1950s. Rights to produce kits of the Parrakeet were purchased by Hannaford Aircraft in 1948, and the design was marketed as the Hannaford Bee with structural modifications to strengthen weak points.^[1] Kits were marketed right up to the point of Hannaford founder Foster Hannaford's death in 1971, and plans continued to be sold into the 1980s. In 1968, Doug Rhinehart obtained a licence from Jack Rose to produce five all-new Parrakeets.

Variants

Rose A-1 Parrakeet: various engines fitted to the prototype, including a 40hp Continental A-40, a Henderson, and a 50hp Menasco. Eight built of -1,-2 and -3 versions
Rose A-2F Parrakeet: 50hp Franklin.
Rose A-2P Parrakeet: 50hp Poyer.
Rose A-3F Parrakeet: 60hp Franklin.
Rose A-4 Parrakeet: Four built with Continental A-65 or Continental C-85 engines.
Rhinehart-Rose A-4C Parrakeet: Revived in the 1970s'fitted with a Continental O-200, five built.

Specifications (Rose A-1 Parrakeet)

An active Rose Parrakeet in 2011

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Wing area: 116 ft² (10.8 m²)
Empty weight: 470 lb (213 kg)
Gross weight: 728 lb (330 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-40, 37 hp (28 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
Range: 340 miles (550 km)
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)

References

↑ "Mr. Hannaford's Bee". Experimenter. April 1955.

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