Stout ST
ST | |
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ST-1 | |
Role | Torpedo bomber |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Stout Engineering Company
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Designer | William Bushnell Stout, George H. Prudden |
First flight | April 25, 1922 |
Number built | 1 |
The Stout ST was a twin-engine
Development
The US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics had a requirement to review several types of torpedo-carrying aircraft.
Design
The aircraft was a twin engine conventional geared mid-winged monoplane. Its primary feature was its corrugated metal construction, a new technique and different from the
Operational history
The first flight of the prototype, designated ST-1, was at Selfridge Field with Edward Stinson at the controls. The flight was witnessed by William A. Moffett, chief of Navy Aeronautics. Stinson suggested changes to the aircraft, but none were made.[5] At an acceptance ceremony, a Marine pilot stalled the aircraft and crashed it. The pilot survived, but all orders for the aircraft were canceled by the Navy.[6]
The loss of the aircraft and the Navy contract were financially devastating for Stout, prompting him to start his famous letter-writing campaign to eventually form
Variants
- ST-1
- Prototype, one built.
Specifications Stout ST-1
Data from Aerofiles
General characteristics
- Length: 37 ft (11 m)
- Wingspan: 60 ft (18 m)
- Powerplant: 2 × Packard V-1237 , 400 hp (300 kW) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Range: 335 nmi (385 mi, 620 km)
Notes
- ^ United States Naval Institute. Naval Institute proceedings, Volume 48, Issues 7-12.
- ISBN 9780370000503.
- ^ O'Leary, Michael. STOUT'S TORPEDO BOMBER. Sea Classics.
- ^ "From Wood to Metal".
- ^ John A. Bluth. Stinson Aircraft Company.
- ^ Robert F. Pauley. Michigan Aircraft Manufacturers.