| 词条 | Fleet Model 1 | |||||||||||||||
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The Fleet Model 1 (originally the Consolidated Model 14 Husky Junior) and its derivatives were a family of two-seat trainer and sports biplanes produced in the United States and Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. They all shared the same basic design and varied mainly in their powerplants. DevelopmentThe Fleet Model 1 and its derivatives were all orthodox biplanes with staggered, single-bay wings of equal span and fixed tailskid undercarriage. Accommodation was provided for two in tandem, originally sharing a single open cockpit, but in most examples in separate open cockpits. The fuselage was made of welded steel tube with triangular-layout Warren truss construction pattern side structures typical of the time, and the wings had a wooden spar with duralumin ribs, the entire aircraft being fabric-covered. Despite a superficial resemblance to Consolidated's highly successful Trusty and Husky designs (hence the "Husky Junior" nickname), the Model 14 was an all-new design. Originally created as a means for Consolidated to enter the civil market, the company abandoned this ambition shortly before the completion of the first prototype. The manufacturing rights were purchased by designer and Consolidated company president Reuben Fleet to put into production under his new enterprise, Fleet Aircraft. It was an immediate success, and in the first year of production alone, over 300 machines were sold. Consolidated quickly responded by buying Fleet Aircraft and retaining it as a subsidiary while opening a second production line at Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian manufacturing was a great success, with some 600 examples built for the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Fleet Fawn (Model 7) and Fleet Finch (Model 16). A small number of U.S.-built machines were purchased by the U.S. military, including a batch evaluated by the United States Army Air Corps as the PT-16 but not bought in quantity. One initial prototype aircraft and six subsequent specialised production N2Y trainers were purchased by the United States Navy. These N2Y-1 aircraft were equipped with hooks to catch the trapeze on two U.S. Navy airships, the USS Akron and the USS Macon. The N2Y-1 parasite aircraft were used to train pilots that would subsequently fly the longer distance single-seat F9C Sparrowhawks reconnaissance aircraft. The two-seater N2Y-1 also acted as service aircraft, flying passengers to the inroute airships. On July 6, 1930, future air racer and movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz flew a Fleet Model 2 biplane through 46 consecutive outside loops, an international record which stood for almost 50 years.[1] United States manufacturing rights were eventually sold to Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, which intended to produce the Brewster B-1 based on the Canadian Model 16F. Variants
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Specifications (Model 2){{Aircraft specs|ref=General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors[5] |prime units?=imp |genhide= |crew=2 |capacity= |length m= |length ft=20 |length in=9 |span m= |span ft=28 |span in=0 |height m= |height ft=7 |height in=10 |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=195 |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=1063 |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=1820 |fuel capacity={{convert|55|USgal|impgal L|abbr=on}}
ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.air-racing-history.com/PILOTS/Paul%20Mantz.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-01 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927095141/http://www.air-racing-history.com/PILOTS/Paul%20Mantz.htm |archivedate=2007-09-27 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Air Trails|date=Summer 1971|page=29}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/TR-Fleet.htm |title=AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - CONSOLIDATED "FLEET" MODELO 11 |author= |date= |website=Histarmar - Historia y Arqueologia Marítima |publisher=Fundación Histarmar |language=Spanish |access-date=2 May 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030550/http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Armada%20Argentina/AviacionNaval/TR-Fleet.htm |archivedate=24 September 2015 |df= }} 4. ^Aircraft List of Turkey {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214138/http://www.klueser.eu/turkey.php?language=de |date=2016-03-03 }}(Ger), as of 2012/09/02 5. ^Wegg 1990, p. 58. Bibliography
|last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |year=1989 |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=263 |isbn= 0-7106-0710-5 }}
|title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing |location=London |pages=File 894 Sheets 24–25 |nopp=yes |isbn=1-156-94382-5 }}
|last=Howard |first=Frederic |date=June 1967 |title=The History Of The 1930 Fleet |journal=American Aviation Historical Society Journal }}
|last=Shattuck |first=Lemuel C. |date=December 2008 |title=Restoration: Fleet Model 8 |journal=Air & Space }}
|last=Wegg |first=John |title=General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors |year=1990 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-85177-833-X }} Further reading
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