Eastman E-2 Sea Rover
| E-2 Sea Rover | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Seaplane |
| National origin | America |
| Manufacturer | Eastman Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Thomas Towle |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Number built | 18 |
| Unit cost |
$6750 in 1928 |
The Eastman E-2 Sea Rover, also called the Beasley-Eastman E-2 Sea Rover, was a light seaplane built in the late 1920s for business and shuttle use.
Development
The E-2 was designed by former Ford engineer Thomas Towle for industrialist Jim Eastman of Eastman Laboratories. Towle was in the process of starting his own company, the Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering to produce his twin-engine amphibian design, the Towle WC. Eastman founded the Eastman Aircraft Corporation of Detroit to build the E-2 [1]
The prototype E-2 was flown with a single 90 hp (67 kW) Anzani engine. The production model was outfitted with a 120 hp (89 kW) Warner Scarab. The E-2 received type certificate #338 on 17 July 1930 [2] By the end of 1929 Eastman Aircraft had been merged into the Detroit Aircraft Corporation.
Design
The E-2 used a wooden hull with aluminum cladding. The aircraft used a parasol wing supported by large V-struts with secondary lower shoulder wings with tip floats at the ends. The single engine was mounted in the center of the wing root of the upper wing with a rear teardrop fairing.[3]
Variants
- E-2 Sea Rover
- 90 hp (67 kW), and 120hp single engine seaplanes.
- E-2A Sea Pirate
- 185 hp (138 kW) Curtiss Challenger amphibian model.
- E-2D Sea Pirate
- 225,400 hp (168,081 kW) Packard diesel radial amphibian model.
Operators
- Gorst Air Transport operated one E-2 from 1929-1930.[4]
Aircraft on display
An E-2 is on display at the British Columbia Aviation Museum.[5]
Specifications (Eastman E-2 Sea Rover)
Data from American flying boats and amphibious aircraft
General characteristics
- Capacity: two-three
- Length: 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
- Upper wingspan: 36 ft (11 m)
- Wing area: 243 sq ft (22.6 m2)
- Airfoil: Clark Y
- Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab Seven cylnder radial, 120 hp (89 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 96 kn; 177 km/h (110 mph)
- Cruise speed: 78 kn; 145 km/h (90 mph)
References
- ↑ Robert F. Pauley. Michigan Aircraft Manufacturers. p. 68.
- ↑ Joseph P. Juptner. U.S. civil aircraft, Volume 4.
- ↑ E. R. Johnson. American flying boats and amphibious aircraft: an illustrated history.
- ↑ E. R. Johnson. American flying boats and amphibious aircraft: an illustrated history.
- ↑ Tricia Timmermans. British Columbia Off the Beaten Path, 5th.
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