ABC Robin

The ABC Robin was a British single-seat light aircraft designed by A. A. Fletcher in 1929. It was a high-wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. The cockpit was fully enclosed, an advanced feature for its day. The Robin, registered G-AAID, was built by ABC Motors Limited at Walton-on-Thames in 1929. The first flight was at Brooklands in June 1929. It was displayed at the Olympia Aero Show in July 1929. It was modified later in the year with the windscreen moved back to allow access to the fuel filler caps from the outside, and an enlarged fin and rudder. The one and only Robin was scrapped at Brooklands in 1932.

Specifications (Robin)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
• Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.73 m)
• Wing area: 110 ft² (10.23 m²)
• Empty weight: 415 lb (188 kg)
• Loaded weight: 680 lb (308 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
• Powerplant: 1× ABC Scorpion II, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 105 mph (91 knots, 169 km/h)
• Range: 340 mi (295 nm, 545 km)
• Service ceiling 17,000 ft (5,200 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
• Wing loading: 7 lb/ft² (34 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.06 hp/lb (100 W/kg)

References

• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.