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Alvarez

Alvarez

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History
Projects
Production

History

The Alvarez monoplane monoplane was built in 1906 by C.G. Spencer and taken aloft by a (presumably Spencer built) balloon.

Company References

  1. British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)

Project Data

Project No Type No Name Alternative Name(s) Year Spec (Requirement) Status Qty Description References
     Monoplane    1906    Proto  1  1S, 1E monoplane  1

Project References

  1. British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)

Production Details and Type Description

Alvarez Monoplane
Single seat monoplane with triangular-planform wings. One 2 h.p. powerplant with two belt driven tractor propellers.

Alvarez Monoplane Specification
Span Length Height Wing Area Empty Wt Max AUW
40 ft 400 sq ft 150 lb
12.19 m 37.16 m2 68 kg

One aircraft only, no c/n or registration.


Total Alvarez Production1