Spartan C5

C5
Role utility aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Spartan Aircraft Company
First flight 1930[1]
Number built 4[1]
Developed from Spartan C4

The Spartan C5 was a passenger and utility aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the early 1930s.[1][2][3] It was a further, ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to market the Spartan C4, from which it was developed.[2] Like its predecessor, the C5 was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with a fully enclosed cabin.[1] Seating was increased to five places in place of the four seats of the C4.[4] The C5 also incorporated a number of aerodynamic refinements, including a closely cowled engine and spatted mainwheels. The fuselage was constructed of welded steel tube and the wings from wood, and the whole aircraft covered in fabric.[5] The empennage was also mostly constructed from wood, with metal ribs used in the fin and the whole assembly also covered in fabric.[5]

Spartan was unable to sell the aircraft in any quantity, and eventually, built only four examples, including the prototype.[1]


Variants


Specifications (C5-301)

Data from Aero Digest

General characteristics

Performance


References

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Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "C5-300, -301", Aerofiles
  2. 1 2 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2955
  3. ↑ Taylor 1989, p.835
  4. ↑ "The Spartan Aircraft Company"
  5. 1 2 Aero Digest 1935
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