Spartan NP
The Spartan NP-1 was a two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the Spartan Aircraft Company for the United States Navy reserve units.
Development
On 10 July 1940 the company received an order from the United States Navy for 201 aircraft for use as a biplane primary trainer, it was to be a modernised version of the companies earlier C-3. It was a conventional biplane with two-seats in tandem open cockpits. Designated by the company as the NS-1 it was given the military designation NP-1. The NP-1 was powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine.
Operators
United States Navy
Specifications (NP-1)
Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911
General characteristics
Crew: 2 (pilot, student)
Length: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
Gross weight: 3006 lb (1366 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine, 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 108 mph (174 km/h)
See also
List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
References
Swanborough, Gordon; Bowers, Peter M. (1976). United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10054-9.