Rose Parrakeet
Rose Aeroplane and Motor Company · United States · first flew 1931 · light aircraft
The Rose Parrakeet was a single-seat sporting biplane produced in small numbers in the United States during the 1930s. It was a conventional design with staggered single-bay wings of equal span.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 4.98 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-bay staggered biplane with wings of equal span braced by N-struts
- Single strut in place of the usual flying wires
- Open cockpit and fixed tailskid undercarriage with divided main units
It is a small single-seat biplane with N-strut bracing and an unusual single strut instead of flying wires. It has an open cockpit and a tailskid undercarriage.
Specifications
- The Rose Parrakeet has a length of 4.98 m (16 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 6.1 m (20 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 161 km/h (100 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Rose built only eight Parrakeets, but the design proved popular with homebuilders in the 1950s. Hannaford Aircraft bought the rights to produce kits in 1948 and marketed the design as the Hannaford Bee.
Variants
Versions included the A-1 prototype with various engines, the A-2F and A-2P with 50 hp engines, the A-3F and the A-4 with Continental A-65 or C-85 engines. The Rhinehart-Rose A-4C was revived in the 1970s with a Continental O-200.
Where you'll see it
Eight were built by Rose from the -1, -2 and -3 versions, with four A-4 and five A-4C built later. Kits were sold until 1971 and plans into the 1980s.
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