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Revision as of 01:39, 3 June 2023
Maroto E-1 | |
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A Maroto E-1 in 1937. | |
Role
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Reconnaissance plane |
National origin
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Creeperopolis |
Manufacturer
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Maroto Aircraft Company |
First flight
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1925 |
Introduction
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1925 |
Retired
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1937 |
Primary users
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Creeperian Air Force Creeperian Army |
Produced
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1925–1930 |
Number built
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30 |
Developed from
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Maroto A-1 |
The Maroto E-1 was a Creeperian single-engine biplane built by the Maroto Aircraft Company. The aircraft was the first used by the Creeperian Army and the Creeperian Air Force, which was formed the year the E-1 first flew.
Contents
History
The Maroto E-1 was the first plane built for the Creeperian Army. Additionally, the Creeperian government formed the Creeperian Air Force in 1925 and allocated 20 E-1s to it. The E-1 was used for military reconnaissance. The E-1 was used by the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council during the Creeperian Civil War. All E-1 aircraft were destroyed by 1937.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
- Height: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
- Wing area: 362 sq ft (33.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,857 lb (1,296 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,484 lb (2,034 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,550 lb (2,064 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 110 US gal (92 imp gal; 420 l) in a single fuselage tank ahead of and below the pilot's cockpit
- Powerplant: 1 × Reyes C-1 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 435 hp (324 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 134.5 mph (216.5 km/h, 116.9 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
- Range: 512 mi (824 km, 445 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 16,900 ft (5,200 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,075 ft/min (5.46 m/s)
- Wing loading: 12.4 lb/sq ft (61 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.0971 hp/lb (0.1596 kW/kg)
Armament
- 2× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) Figueroa-30 machine gun
- 400 lb (181 kg) of disposable stores carried under the lower wing