Standard H-2
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| Standard H-3 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | USA |
| Manufacturer | Standard Aircraft Corporation |
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The Standard H-2 was an early American Army reconnaissance aircraft, ordered in 1916.
The Standard H-2 was built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, and previously known as the Sloane H-2. It was an open-cockpit three-place tractor biplane, powered by a 125 hp (90 kW) Hall-Scott A-5 engine. Only three were built.
An improved version, the H-3, with the same engine, earned an order for nine aircraft, while the Navy ordered three with floats as the H-4H.
Two Standard H-3s were sold by the US Army to Japan, where a further three were built by the Provisional Military Balloon Research Association (PMBRA) in 1917, powered by 150 hp (110 kW) Hall-Scott L-4 engines. They were used as trainers between May 1917 and March 1918, although they were considered dangerous.[1]
Operators
Specifications (H-2)
General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 6 in (12.34 m)
- Height: ()
- Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott A-5, 125 hp (93 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 83 mph (134 km/h)
Armament
- Guns:
References
- Notes
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- ↑ Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 55.
- Bibliography
- Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, p. 854, "Standard aircraft". Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
- Mikesh, Robert C. and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
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