Arrow Model F
Model F | |
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Role | Recreational aircraft |
Manufacturer | Arrow Aircraft and Motor Corporation |
First flight | 1934 |
Number built | 103 |
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The Arrow Model F or the Arrow Sport V-8 was a two-seat low-wing braced monoplane aircraft built in the United States between 1934 and 1938. It was built originally to a request by the US Bureau of Air Commerce to investigate the feasibility of using automobile engines to power aircraft. Accordingly, the Model F was fitted with a modified Ford V8 engine. Like the Arrow Sport before it, the Model F seated its pilot and passenger side-by-side in an open cockpit and was marketed for $1500.[1]
A preserved example is on display at San Francisco International Airport.
Development
The Arrow Sport F was specifically built to accommodate the low-cost, yet heavy Arrow F V-8 engine, an aircraft modification of the Ford V-8. The engine was designed by Ford Engineer David E. Anderson with an aluminum oil pan, aluminum cylnders, and a 2:1 gear reduction to drive the prop at reasonable rpm ranges. The engine weighed 402 lbs for 85 hp vrs 182 lbs for an equivalent Continental aircraft engine.[2]
Variants
- Arrow Sport F Master – Open cockpit
- Arrow Sport F Coupe – Closed cockpit variant [3]
- Arrow Sport F De Lux Coupe – Closed cockpit with advanced instruments.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 21 ft 4 in (6.5 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m)
- Empty weight: 1172 lb ( kg)
- Gross weight: 1675 lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × converted Ford V-8 automobile engine, 82 hp (61 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
- Range: 300 miles (480 km)
- Service ceiling: 12000 ft ( m)
References
- ↑ "Arrow Sport F". Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ Sport Aviation. 5 May 1958. Missing or empty
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 81.
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