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Aeromarine M-1

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1917· trainer

Aeromarine M-1, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Flight Magazine 1917-08-02· Public domain

what is it?

The Aeromarine M-1 was a two-seat training biplane ordered by the US Army's Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps (USAAS) in 1917 and built by the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company of Keyport, New Jersey.

base stats

  • speed 126 km/htop speed
  • size 862 kgmax take-off weight
  • 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 109 years ago, in 1917.

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

spec sheet

first flight
1917
number built
6
role
trainer
origin
🇺🇸 United States
engines
1× Hall-Scott A-7
crew
2
length
7.8 m
max take-off weight
862 kg
top speed
126 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.

Sources: Wikidata Q51547519, Wikipedia: Aeromarine M-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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