Adcox Student Prince
Adcox Aviation Trade School · United States · first flew 1929 · light aircraft
The Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by students at Portland's Adcox Aviation Trade School, intended for both flight instruction and small-scale production.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.16 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Open-cockpit biplane with tandem seating for two
- Slim inline Cirrus engine cowl
- Plain lines, subtly simpler than contemporary factory-built biplanes
A plain, open-cockpit biplane of standard late-1920s American touring-trainer form, notable mainly for its unusual origin as a trade-school build rather than a factory design.
Specifications
- The Adcox Student Prince has a length of 7.16 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.22 m (30 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
First flown on 17 September 1929, it was developed from the earlier one-off Adcox Special and powered by an 85hp Cirrus Mk III inline engine. Adcox built a dedicated factory on Swan Island near Portland to produce it commercially.
Variants
Six aircraft were built in total, though only three were fully certificated; no distinct variant types followed.
Where you'll see it
The Great Depression struck almost immediately after production began, and with the market for light aircraft collapsing and the factory prone to flooding, Adcox's ambitions for the type were abandoned.
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