Interstate Cadet – Photos & Vidéo

Lla Interstate Cadet était un avion léger monoplan monoplan biplace biplace à aile haute. Environ 320 de ces avions ont été produits entre les années 1941 et 1942 par l’Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation basée à El Segundo, en Californie. Les techniques de construction employées étaient un fuselage en tube d’acier soudé, une structure d’aile en bois (épicéa) avec des nervures métalliques et un revêtement en tissu, qui étaient toutes assez standard dans les années 1940.

Source: Interstate Cadet sur Wikipedia

Lla Interstate Cadet is a two-seat, single-engine, light aircraft that was designed and built in the United States in the late 1930s and early 1940s. It was intended for use as a trainer, personal transport, and sport plane. The Cadet features a high-wing, fabric-covered, steel-tube fuselage, and a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The Cadet is powered by a 65-horsepower Continental A65 engine that drives a two-blade wooden propeller. The Cadet has a maximum speed of 105 mph, a cruising speed of 90 mph, a range of 300 miles, and a service ceiling of 15,000 feet.
The Cadet was first flown in 1938 and entered production in 1939. About 320 Cadets were built before the United States entered World War II in 1941, when the production was halted. During the war, some Cadets were used by the Civil Air Patrol for coastal patrol and liaison duties. After the war, many Cadets were sold to private owners and flying clubs. Some Cadets are still flying today as vintage aircraft.