Fleet Model 1
Fleet Aircraft · United States · first flew 1928 · light aircraft
The Fleet Model 1, originally the Consolidated Model 14 Husky Junior, was a two-seat trainer and sports biplane of the late 1920s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Fixed tailskid undercarriage and fabric-covered welded steel tube fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Orthodox staggered, single-bay biplane with wings of equal span
- Two open tandem cockpits (originally a single shared open cockpit)
- Fixed tailskid undercarriage and fabric-covered welded steel tube fuselage
Look for a small tandem two-seat biplane with staggered equal-span wings, a tailskid, and a radial engine in the nose.
Specifications
- The Fleet Model 1 has a length of 6.32 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8.53 m (28 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 183 km/h (114 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Consolidated built it to enter the civil market but dropped the idea shortly before the first prototype was finished, and Reuben Fleet bought the manufacturing rights to produce it through his new Fleet Aircraft.
Variants
Derivatives ran from the Model 2 (Kinner K-5 engine) through to the Model 10 and 11, with many engine options; military versions included the PT-6 for the Army Air Corps and the N2Y-1 trainer for the US Navy. The figures given are for the Model 2 with a Kinner K-5.
Where you'll see it
It was an immediate success, with over 300 sold in the first year of production, and was built in the United States and in Canada. Fleet 10G aircraft were also built in Romania.
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