Abrams P-1 Explorer
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The Abrams P-1 Explorer was a United States purpose-designed aerial photography and survey aircraft that first flew in November 1937. It was designed by aerial survey pioneer Talbert Abrams to best suit his needs for a stable aircraft with excellent visibility for this kind of work.
It was a low-wing metal monoplane with twin booms and a central nacelle for the pilot and camera equipment. The pod's nose section was extensively glazed and the pusher propeller was cowled-in. The undercarriage was fixed and of tricycle configuration.
World War II interrupted Abram's work, and the single aircraft built was put into storage for the duration of the war. Obsolete by the end of the conflict, it was donated to the US National Air and Space Museum in 1948, where it remains today awaiting restoration.
[edit] Specifications (P-1 Explorer)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Capacity: One passenger
- Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.3 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 8 in (11.7 m)
- Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.9 m)
- Wing area: 200 ft² (18.58 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,100 lb (1,067 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,400 lb (1,545 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Wright R-975E-1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 365 hp (272 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 194 knots (223 mph, 360 km/h)
- Range: 1,210 nm (1,400 miles, 2,240 km)
- Service ceiling 21,000 ft (6,402 m)
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