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The Arrow Model F was a two-seat low-wing braced monoplane aircraft built in the United States between 1934 and 1938. It was built originally to a request by the US Bureau of Air Commerce to investigate the feasibility of using automobile engines to power aircraft. Accordingly, the Model F was fitted with a modified Ford V8 engine. Like the Arrow Sport before it, the Model F seated its pilot and passenger side-by-side in an open cockpit.

A preserved example is on display at San Francisco International Airport.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 21 ft 4 in (6.5 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × converted Ford V-8 automobile engine, 82 hp (61 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
• Range: 300 miles (480 km)

See also

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Published in July 2009.

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