Maroto C-2
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Maroto C-2 | |
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A C-2 (foreground) and a C-4 (background) in 1931. | |
Role
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Mail transportation |
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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1949 |
Status
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Retired; 2 aircraft on display |
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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1925–1930 |
Number built
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40 |
Developed from
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Maroto C-1 |
Developed into
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Maroto C-3 |
The Maroto C-2 is a Creeperian single-engine piston biplane built by the Maroto Aircraft Company. The C-2 was the first aircraft built by Maroto Aircraft to be sold outside of Creeperopolis.
Contents
History
The Maroto C-2 was developed from the Maroto C-1 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. The aircraft was retired in 1949, and of the 40 C-2s built, 2 survived the war and are on display in museums.
Operators
- Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail
- Creeperian Air Force
- Creeperian National Airways
- La'Libertad Mail Service
- Mail Transportation of the Islands
- Northern Mail
- San Salvador Mail Transportation Company
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)