Emigh A-2 Trojan

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A-2 Trojan
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Role Single-engined cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Emigh Trojan Aircraft Company
Designer Harold Emigh
First flight 20 December 1946
Introduction 1947
Status examples still in service
Primary user private pilots
Number built 58

The Emigh A-2 Trojan was an American single-engined cabin cantilever monoplane designed and built by the Emigh Trojan Aircraft Company of Douglas, Arizona.[1]

Design and development

The A-2 had side-by-side seating in an enclosed cabin for a pilot and passenger.[1] Of all metal construction it had a fixed tricycle landing gear and was powered by a Continental A90 flat-four piston engine.[1] 58 Trojans had been completed when production ceased in 1950.[2]

Specifications

Data from Orbis[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
  • Wing area: 156.8 sq ft (14.57 m2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90 flat-four piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h; 113 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 115 mph (100 kn; 185 km/h)
  • Range: 500 mi (434 nmi; 805 km)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,962 m)

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, p. 1600
  2. Simpson

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