Parks P-2
| P-2 | |
|---|---|
| Role | 2-seat sport biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Parks Air College |
| First flight | c. 1929 |
| Number built | 16 |
| Variants | Ryan Speedster |
The Parks P-2, powered by a 150 hp Axelson-Floco B engine, was a biplane designed and built at the Parks Air College in the United States circa 1929. A change in engine type to the Wright J-6 resulted in the Parks P-2A, which was ultimately marketed as the Ryan Speedster after rights were bought by the Ryan company.[1]
The Parks P-2A became the "hero" of books by author Richard Bach who also owned an example.[2][3] The college quickly left the manufacturing business, selling the P-2A rights to Ryan as the Ryan Speedster, and later the Hammond 100.[4][5]
Specifications (P-2, Axelson engine)
[edit]Data from U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 2[6]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Upper wingspan: 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
- Lower wingspan: 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
- Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
- Wing area: 285 sq ft (26.5 m2)
- Airfoil: Aeromarine 2A modified
- Empty weight: 1,458 lb (661 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,318 lb (1,051 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 50 US gal (42 imp gal; 190 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Axelson 7-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 115–150 hp (86–112 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 98 mph (158 km/h, 85 kn)
- Range: 490 mi (790 km, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,300 m)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Parks, Detroit-Parks". www.aerofiles.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "A life in the clouds". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Tom LeCompte (1 July 2006). "At the Movies: Take Two". Air & Space Magazine.
- ^ "Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Air Trails: 26. Summer 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Juptner 1964, pp. 290–291.
References
[edit]- "A life in the clouds". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- "Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- Tom LeCompte (1 July 2006). "At the Movies: Take Two". Air & Space Magazine.
- Juptner, Joseph P. (1964). U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 2 (ATC 101–ATC 200). Fallbrook, California, US: Aero Publishers, Inc.