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The Arrow Active is a British aerobatic aircraft built in the 1930s. Design and developmentThe Arrow Active is a single-seat biplane of conventional configuration, with single-bay, staggered wings of unequal span and chord, bordering on being a sesquiplane. The upper and lower wings are joined by a single interplane strut. The undercarriage is fixed, with a pair of mainwheels and a tail-skid. It was originally powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Cirrus-Hermes IIB engine. The second aircraft built featured a more powerful 120 hp (90 kW) de Havilland Gipsy III and was designated Active 2. It also differed from the Active 1 in having a strutted, conventional centre section, a slightly different shaped fin and rudder, and smaller, wider wheels. Operational historyAlthough it was originally hoped[1] that the military might show an interest in the aircraft, this did not transpire, and the Active was flown as a sports plane. The Active 1 G-ABIX received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 21 May 1931[2] and flew at 132.2 mph (212 km/h) in the 1932 King's Cup Race. It was Alex Henshaw's mount in the second half of 1935 until severely damaged in a crash following an in-flight fire that December. The Active 2 G-ABVE was certified on 29 June 1932[3] and flew in the King's Cup in both 1932 and 1933. Slightly faster than the Arrow 1, it recorded a speed of 137 mph (220 km/h) Variants
One aircraft powered by a 115hp (86kW) Cirrus Hermes IIB engine.
One aircraft powered by a 120hp (90kW) de Havilland Gipsy III engine, rebuilt in 1958 with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C. SurvivorsRebuilt in 1958, and again in 1989, the Active 2 is still on the British civil register.[4] Specifications (Active 2)Data from[5]{{aerospecs|met or eng?=eng |crew=one pilot |capacity= |length m=5.74 |length ft=18 |length in=10 |span m=7.32 |span ft=24 |span in=0 |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |height m=2.21 |height ft=[6] 7 |height in=3 |wing area sqm=11.2 |wing area sqft=[6] 120 |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |aspect ratio= |empty weight kg=420 |empty weight lb=925 |gross weight kg=600 |gross weight lb=1,325 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 type=de Havilland Gipsy III inverted inline engine |eng1 kw=80 |eng1 hp=120 |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |eng2 number= |eng2 type= |eng2 kw= |eng2 hp= |eng2 kn= |eng2 lbf= |eng2 kn-ab= |eng2 lbf-ab= |max speed kmh=230 |max speed mph=144 |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh=206 |cruise speed mph=128 |range km=676 |range miles=[6] 420 |endurance h= |endurance min= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |armament1= |armament2= |armament3= |armament4= |armament5= |armament6= }}{{aircontent |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= |see also= }} ReferencesNotes{{commons category|Arrow Active}}1. ^Flight 1931, 727 2. ^Jackson 1959, page 407; Jackson 1973, page 286 3. ^Jackson 1959, page 408; Jackson 1973, page 287 4. ^http://www.realaero.com/company.htm 5. ^Jackson 1959 pp.407-8; Jackson 1973 pp.206-7 6. ^1 2 {{Harvnb|Ord-Hume|2000|pages=234}} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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