Spartan SP-20 "Corsair"
Above, Corsair II, below Corsair I
Wingspan: 35 ft
Length: 30 ft
Height: 12 ft, 6in
Empty weight: 5,110 lbs
Loaded weight: 6,750 lbs
Engine: Spartan V-1000 V-12
Crew: 1
Max. speed: 325 mph (523km/h) at 15,000 ft
Range: 550 miles
Service ceiling: 33,700 ft
Rate of climb: 2,126 fpm
Armament: eight 7.7mm MG forward-firing in wings
Aircraft Type or Name:
Spartan SP-20 corsair
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1934
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A monoplane fighter with fixed undercarriage. Armament eight 7.7mm MG forward-firing in wings.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 6,750 lbs
Weight (empty) 5,110 lbs
Length 30 ft
Wingspan 35 ft
Wing Area 234 sq ft
Sweep 5 degrees
Engines 1
Spartan 1000
Piston
1,000 hp
at 10,000 ft
Crew 1
Typical cost $0.027 million in 1935
Total number procured 500
Performance:
Top Speed 283 kts = 325 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 33,200 ft
Range 478 nm = 550 miles
with 853 lbs payload
890 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 2,126 fpm
Cruise 217 kts = 250 mph
at 15,000 ft
Corner Speed 257 KIAS =
275 kts at 5,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 36.0 deg/sec
Radius 1,481 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 8 ft
Bypass Ratio 79
Engine Weight 1150 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent
Structural Factor 1.00
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 400 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 12.00 g
Wing Taper 0.1
Wing Thickness at Root 0.75 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 0
Length 0 ft
Diameter 0 ft
Fullness 0
Fuselage Diameter 2 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.33
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 1
Cleanness 57 percent
Unstreamlined section 1 sq ft
User equipment 1,100 lbs
Spartan Sp-20N Corsair III
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1940
Description
Carrier or Rough Field
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A monoplane carrier-based fighter. Armament comnsists of four 13mm MG forward-firing in wings and two more in the upper fuselage. 8mm armoured bulkhead behind pilot.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 8,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 6,364 lbs
Length 35.6 ft
Wingspan 36 ft
Wing Area 194 sq ft
Sweep 2 degrees
Engines 1
Spartan V12-2000-II-STS
Piston
2,000 hp
at 12,500 ft
Crew 1
Typical cost $0.046 million in 1940
Total number procured 500
Performance:
Top Speed 392 kts = 451 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 40,500 ft
Range 753 nm = 867 miles
with 500 lbs payload
530 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 4,148 fpm
Cruise 261 kts = 300 mph
at 20,000 ft
Corner Speed 296 KIAS =
317 kts at 5,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 27.4 deg/sec
Radius 2,240 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 11.6 ft
Bypass Ratio 81.65
Engine Weight 1885 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent
Structural Factor 1.00
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 500 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 12.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 0.9 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.3
Number of Nacelles 0
Length 0 ft
Diameter 0 ft
Fullness 0
Fuselage Diameter 4 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.33
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 83 percent
Unstreamlined section 1.75 sq ft
User equipment 1,010 lbs