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| name = Maroto C-4 | | name = Maroto C-4 | ||
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| − | | caption = | + | | caption = A [[Maroto C-2|C-2]] (foreground) and a C-4 (background) in 1931. |
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| type = Mail transportation | | type = Mail transportation | ||
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| manufacturer = [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]] | | manufacturer = [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]] | ||
| designer = | | designer = | ||
| − | | first flight = | + | | first flight = 1929 |
| − | | introduction = | + | | introduction = 1930 |
| − | | retired = | + | | retired = 1947 |
| − | | status = | + | | status = All aircraft destroyed |
| primary user = [[Catholic Imperial Restoration Council|Imperial Council]]/[[National Council for Peace and Order|National Council]] | | primary user = [[Catholic Imperial Restoration Council|Imperial Council]]/[[National Council for Peace and Order|National Council]] | ||
| more users = [[Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail]]<br />[[San Salvador Mail Transportation Company|San Salvador Mail Transportation]]<br />[[Chalatenango Mail Carrier]] | | more users = [[Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail]]<br />[[San Salvador Mail Transportation Company|San Salvador Mail Transportation]]<br />[[Chalatenango Mail Carrier]] | ||
| − | | produced = | + | | produced = 1929–1932 |
| number built = 30 | | number built = 30 | ||
| developed from = [[Maroto C-3]] | | developed from = [[Maroto C-3]] | ||
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| − | The '''Maroto C-4''' was a Creeperian single-engine biplane built by the [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]]. | + | The '''Maroto C-4''' was a Creeperian single-engine piston biplane built by the [[Maroto Aircraft|Maroto Aircraft Company]]. |
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Operators == | == Operators == | ||
| − | + | {{flag|Castilliano|1845}} | |
| − | + | * [[Chalatenango Mail Carrier]] | |
| − | + | {{flag|Creeperopolis|1887}} | |
| − | + | * [[Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail]] | |
| − | ** [[Mail Transportation of the Islands]] | + | * [[Creeperian Air Force]] |
| − | + | * [[Mail Transportation of the Islands]] | |
| − | + | * [[Northern Mail (Creeperopolis)|Northern Mail]] | |
| − | * {{ | + | * [[San Salvador Mail Transportation Company]] |
| − | + | {{flag|Jackson}} | |
| + | * [[Jackson National Mail]] | ||
| + | {{flag|Monsilva|1830}} | ||
| + | * [[Shanhua Post]] | ||
| + | {{flag|Quebecshire}} | ||
| + | * [[Federal Mail Group (Quebecshire)|Federal Mail Group]] | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [[Maroto Aircraft#Products|List of Maroto Aircraft | + | * [[Maroto Aircraft#Products|List of Maroto Aircraft Company products]] |
{{Maroto Botín}} | {{Maroto Botín}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 10 June 2023
| Maroto C-4 | |
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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
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Manufacturer
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Maroto Aircraft Company |
First flight
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1929 |
Introduction
|
1930 |
Retired
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1947 |
Status
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All aircraft destroyed |
Primary users
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Imperial Council/National Council Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail San Salvador Mail Transportation Chalatenango Mail Carrier |
Produced
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1929–1932 |
Number built
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30 |
Developed from
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Maroto C-3 |
The Maroto C-4 was a Creeperian single-engine piston biplane built by the Maroto Aircraft Company.
Contents
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
- Adolfosburg–San Luís Mail
- Creeperian Air Force
- 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)
