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The Alexander Eaglerock was a biplane produced in the United States in the 1920s by Alexander Aircraft Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[1]

It was a fixed-gear three-seater, and was offered in two models, one with a Hispano-Suiza "A" engine of 150 hp (110 kW), priced at US$4000, and one with a Wright J-5 Whirlwind, priced at $6500. The Eaglerock was also available fitted with a variety of other engines, of up to 270 hp (200 kW), with prices starting at $2250.^[1]

Surviving aircraft

Whirlwind-powered Eaglerock on display at Denver International Airport

122 – Model 24 Long Wing on static display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.^[2]^[3] It is on loan from the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and was previously on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.^[4]
469 – Combo-wing on static display at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington. It is on loan from the Museum of Flight.^[5]
526 – Long Wing airworthy at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon.^[6]^[7]
928 – A-2 on static display at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas.^[8]^[9]
977 – Model A-14 is on static display in Concourse B of Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. It was restored over a 25-year period by the Antique Airplane Association of Colorado.^[10]^{[better source needed]}^[11]^{[failed verification]}
On static display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.^[12]

Specifications (Eaglerock A-1)

Data from American Airplane Specifications^[13]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Wing area: 330 sq ft (31 m²)
Empty weight: 1,705 lb (773 kg)
Gross weight: 2,491 lb (1,130 kg)
Fuel capacity: 67 US gal (56 imp gal; 250 L)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright Whirlwind radial engine, 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
Range: 590 mi (950 km, 510 nmi)
Service ceiling: 17,900 ft (5,500 m)
Rate of climb: 1,080 ft/min (5.5 m/s)

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Payne, Stephen, ed. Canadian Wings (Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 2006), p.162.
^ "Exhibits & Displays". Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N2568]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Alexander Eaglerock Aircraft". Colorado Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ "Alexander Eaglerock". Museum of Flight. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Alexander Eaglerock Longwing". Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N5075]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Via OX5 to Oshkosh (PDF), OX5 Aviation Pioneers Texas Wing, September 2010, retrieved 16 November 2020
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N6601]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Barth, David (14 September 2014). "Alexander Eaglerock at Denver International Airport, August 2013". BarthWorks.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "FAA REGISTRY [N205Y]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Aircraft Exhibits". Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^ Aviation July 1931, pp. 426–427, 430.