Thaden T-2
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The Thaden T-2 was a 1920s American four-seat all-metal cabin monoplane built by the Thaden Metal Aircraft Company of San Francisco, California, USA.
Design and development
The Thaden Metal Aircraft Company was formed by Herbert von Thaden, a former United States Army Signal Corps pilot and engineer, to work on developing the first American all-metal aircraft. Following on from the strut-braced T-1 the T-2 was a smaller four-seat high-wing cantilever monoplane with flaps, powered by a {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Comet radial engine.
Specifications
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- Landing speed, flaps down: {{cvt|46|mph|km/h}}
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See also
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References
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;Bibliography
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- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
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Category:1920s United States civil utility aircraft
Category:Economy of San Francisco
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Category:Aircraft first flown in 1928
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