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ABC Robin
General Aviation · Interwar (1919–1938)
The ABC Robin was a British single-seat light aircraft designed by A. A. (Tony) Fletcher in 1929. It was a high-wing, single-seat monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. The cockpit was fully enclosed, the first lightplane to be so equipped in Britain. It was designed at the request of T. A. Dennis specifically to use the firm's 30–40 h.p. Scorpion engine.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- General Aviation
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Engine
- 1× piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 40 hp (30 kW)
- Length (ft)
- 17
- Wingspan (ft)
- 25
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 415
- MTOW (lb)
- 680
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 17000
- Range (mi)
- 340
- Max Speed (mph)
- 105