Rose Parrakeet
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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 braced by N-struts. The cockpit was open, and the fixed tailskid undercarriage had divided main units. An unusual feature was the use of a single strut in place of the usual flying wires.
Development
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Only eight Parrakeets were built by Rose, but the design proved a popular one with homebuilders in the 1950s. Rights to produce kits of the Parrakeet were purchased by Hannaford Aircraft in 1948, and the design was marketed as the Hannaford Bee with structural modifications to strengthen weak points.{{cite journal|journal=Experimenter|title=Mr. Hannaford's Bee|date=April 1955}} Kits were marketed right up to the point of Hannaford founder Foster Hannaford's death in 1971, and plans continued to be sold into the 1980s. In 1968, Doug Rhinehart obtained a licence from Jack Rose to produce five all-new Parrakeets.
Variants
;Rose A-1 Parrakeet
:various engines fitted to the prototype, including a 40hp Continental A-40, a Henderson, and a 50hp Menasco. Eight built of -1,-2 and -3 versions
;Rose A-2F Parrakeet
:50hp Franklin.
;Rose A-2P Parrakeet
:50hp Poyer.
;Rose A-3F Parrakeet
: 60hp Franklin.
;Rose A-4 Parrakeet
:Four built with Continental A-65 or Continental C-85 engines.
;Rhinehart-Rose A-4C Parrakeet
:Revived in the 1970s'fitted with a Continental O-200, five built.
Specifications (Rose A-1 Parrakeet)
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References
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- {{cite magazine | title=Specifications of American Airplanes |magazine=Aviation |date= April 1937 |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=66–71 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19370401/#!&pid=70 |url-access=registration }}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=468 }}
- [http://www.roseparrakeet.org Rose Parrakeet Aeroplanes 1929 to present]
Category:1930s United States sport aircraft