Stewart M-2
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| M-2 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Light Twin |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | W.F. Stewart Company |
| Designer | Jack Hunt, Lionel Kitchen |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1930 |
The Stewart M-2 was an American all-metal, twin-engined, aerial survey aircraft.[1]
The W.F. Stewart Company was a custom builder of wooden auto bodies. When factory-built steel bodies overtook wood construction, the company broke into the aviation market with the Stewart M-1, an all-wood monoplane. Sensing wood construction was about to be overtaken by all-metal aircraft, the Stewart M-2 was developed.[2]
The M-2 was an all-metal, twin-engined aircraft with conventional landing gear, powered with Wright J-6 engines. 225 hp Packard DR-980 engines were later installed and tested. Townend rings were used on the re-installed Wright J-6 engines.