Monocoupe 110 Special - St. Louis, Missouri
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gparkes
N 38° 44.184 W 090° 21.287
15S E 729919 N 4290847
This plane was donated by John Glatz to the Missouri History Museum in 1983.
Waymark Code: WM8NZJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2010
Views: 8
A marker beneath the aircraft reads:
Monocoupe 110 Special
Built in 1936 by the Lambert Aircraft Corporation
Used for Stun Flying and racing
Donated to the Missouri Historical Society by John Glatz
Wikipedia has the following statistics on this aircraft:
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 20 ft 5 in (7.11 m)
- Wingspan: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
- Empty weight: 1,020 lb (463 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,610 lb (730 kg)
- Useful lift: 590 lb (268 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab 7-cylinder radial, 125 hp (93 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 155 mph (250 km/h)
- Stall speed: 60 mph (97 km/h)
- Range: 500 miles (805 km)
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Monocoupe 110 Special
Tail Number: (S/N): NC606C
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Airport Terminal
inside / outside: inside
Other Information::
The aircraft can be found outside the security area and can be visited without going through the screening area.
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.