Adcox Student Prince

what is it?

The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September. A single example of a Student Prince X was produced in 1931 powered by a 90 hp ACE engine.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 177 km/htop speed
• built 6made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1929-09-17

number built

6

role

sport lightplane

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Adcox Aviation Trade School

engines

1× Cirrus Mk III

crew

1

length

7.2 m

wingspan

9.2 m

top speed

177 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.