Maroto C-4

Maroto C-4
A C-2 (foreground) and a C-4 (background) in 1931.
Role	Mail transportation
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Maroto Aircraft Company
First flight	1929
Introduction	1930
Retired	1947
Status	All aircraft destroyed
Primary users	Imperial Council/National Council Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail San Salvador Mail Transportation Chalatenango Mail Carrier
Produced	1929–1932
Number built	30
Developed from	Maroto C-3

The Maroto C-4 was a Creeperian single-engine piston biplane built by the Maroto Aircraft Company.

History

The Maroto C-4 was developed from the Maroto C-3 to serve as a mail transportation aircraft. The biplane served with the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council and the National Council for Peace and Order during the Creeperian Civil War. None of the 30 C-4s built survived the civil war, with the last C-4 being shot down over San Salvador in 1947.

Operators

Castilliano

• Chalatenango Mail Carrier

Creeperopolis

• Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail
• Creeperian Air Force
• Mail Transportation of the Islands
• Northern Mail
• San Salvador Mail Transportation Company

Jackson

• Jackson National Mail

Monsilva

• Shanhua Post

Quebecshire

• Federal Mail Group

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 28 ft 11 in (8.81 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
• Height: 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)
• Wing area: 465 sq ft (43.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 3,405 lb (1,544 kg)
• Gross weight: 4,900 lb (2,223 kg)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
• Range: 700 mi (1,100 km, 610 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 16,500 ft (5,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
• Wing loading: 10.5 lb/sq ft (51 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.0813 hp/lb (0.1337 kW/kg)

See also

• List of Maroto Aircraft Company products