Maroto C-1
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| Maroto C-1 | |
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| A Maroto C-1 in 1927. | |
Role
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Mail transportation |
National origin
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 Creeperopolis
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Manufacturer
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Maroto Aircraft Company |
First flight
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1923 |
Introduction
|
1924 |
Retired
|
1944 |
Status
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All aircraft destroyed |
Primary users
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Imperial Council/National Council Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail Mail Transportation of the Islands San Salvador Mail Transportation |
Produced
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1923–1929 |
Number built
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26 |
Developed from
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Maroto Nube |
Developed into
|
Maroto C-2 |
The Maroto C-1 was a Creeperian single-engine piston biplane built by the Maroto Aircraft Company. The C-1 was designed to carry mail and other cargo.
Contents
History
The Maroto C-1 was built by the Maroto Aircraft Company for various Creeperian mail companies. The biplane first flew in 1923 and entered service in 1924. In total, 26 Maroto C-1s were produced from 1923 to 1929. The biplane continued to be used during the Creeperian Civil War by both the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council and the National Council for Peace and Order. The final Maroto C-1 was destroyed in 1944 in Bautista.
Operators
- Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail
- Creeperian Air Force
- Mail Transportation of the Islands
- Northern Mail
- San Salvador Mail Transportation Company
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 6 or 8 pax / 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) payload
- Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
- Wingspan: 56 ft 7 in (17.25 m)
- Height: 14 ft (4.3 m)
- Wing area: 805 sq ft (74.8 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,836 lb (1,740 kg)
- Gross weight: 6,443 lb (2,922 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Reyes C-1 V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 435 hp (324 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 116 mph (187 km/h, 101 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)
- Range: 385 mi (620 km, 335 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 14,850 ft (4,530 m)
- Rate of climb: 645 ft/min (3.28 m/s)
- Wing loading: 8 lb/sq ft (39 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.0676 hp/lb (0.1111 kW/kg)
