Thaden T-4

Thaden T-4
Role Cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Thaden Metal Aircraft Company
Designer Herbert von Thaden
First flight 1930
Number built 2


The Thaden T-4 Argonaut was a 1930s American four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California.[1]

Design and development

The T-4 was the third and last design of the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company which had been formed by Herbert von Thaden, a former United States Army Signal Corps pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. The T-4 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright Whirlwind radial engine.[1] It had a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel.[2] Two aircraft were built.[3]

Specifications

Data from [3]www.aerofiles.com

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

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Notes
  1. 1 2 Orbis 1985, p. 3000
  2. "Louise M. Thaden and Herbert V. Thaden Aviation Pioneers". Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 "American airplanes - Ta - Th". www.aerofiles.com. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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