The Alexander Eaglerock was a biplane produced in the United States in the 1920s by Alexander Aircraft Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[1]

It was a fixed-gear three-seater, and was offered in two models, one with a Hispano-Suiza "A" engine of 150 hp (110 kW), priced at US$4000, and one with a Wright J-5 Whirlwind, priced at $6500. The Eaglerock was also available fitted with a variety of other engines, of up to 270 hp (200 kW), with prices starting at $2250.^[1]

Surviving aircraft

Whirlwind-powered Eaglerock on display at Denver International Airport

• 122 – Model 24 Long Wing on static display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.^[2][3] It is on loan from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and was previously on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.^[4]
• 469 – Combo-wing on static display at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington. It is on loan from the Museum of Flight.^[5]
• 526 – Long Wing airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon.^[6][7]
• 928 – A-2 on static display at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas.^[8][9]
• 977 – Model A-14 is on static display in Concourse B of Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. It was restored over a 25-year period by the Antique Airplane Association of Colorado.^[10][11]
• On static display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.^[12]

Specifications (Eaglerock A-1)

Alexander Eaglerock A-7 3-view drawing from Aero Digest April 1928

Data from American Airplane Specifications^[13]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
• Wing area: 330 sq ft (31 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,705 lb (773 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,491 lb (1,130 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
• Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
• Range: 590 mi (950 km, 510 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 17,900 ft (5,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,080 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

See also

References

Citations

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1. 1 2 Payne, Stephen, ed. Canadian Wings (Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 2006), p.162.
2. ↑ "Exhibits & Displays". Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N2568]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
4. ↑ "Alexander Eaglerock Aircraft". Colorado Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
5. ↑ "Alexander Eaglerock". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
6. ↑ "Alexander Eaglerock Longwing". Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
7. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N5075]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
8. ↑ Via OX5 to Oshkosh (PDF), OX5 Aviation Pioneers Texas Wing, September 2010, retrieved 16 November 2020
9. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N6601]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
10. ↑ Barth, David (14 September 2014). "Alexander Eaglerock at Denver International Airport, August 2013". BarthWorks.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
11. ↑ "FAA REGISTRY [N205Y]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
12. ↑ "Aircraft Exhibits". Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
13. ↑ Aviation July 1931, pp. 426–427, 430.