Standard H-2
The Standard H-2 was an early American Army reconnaissance aircraft, ordered in 1916. The H-2 was built by the Standard Aircraft Corporation, and previously known as the Sloane H-2. It was an open-cockpit three-place tractor biplane, powered by a 125 hp (90 kW) Hall-Scott A-5 engine. Only three were built.
An improved version, the H-3, with the same engine, earned an order for nine aircraft, while the Navy ordered three with floats as the H-4H.
Two Standard H-3s were sold by the US Army to Japan, where a further three were built by the Provisional Military Balloon Research Association (PMBRA) in 1917, powered by Script error: No such module "convert". Hall-Scott L-4 engines. They were used as trainers between May 1917 and March 1918, although they were considered dangerous.[1]
Operators
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Specifications (H-3)
References
- Notes
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- ↑ Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 55.
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- Bibliography
- Klemin, Alexander and T. H. Huff. "Course in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design: Part II–Section 1". Aviation, Volume II, No. 2, 15 February 1917, pp. 91–92. (Registration required).
- Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, p. 854, "Standard aircraft". Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997.
- Mikesh, Robert C. and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam, 1990. Template:ISBN.