The Spartan 7W Executive was the most popular and well-known aircraft produced by the Spartan Aircraft Company of Tulsa Oklahoma during the late 1930s and early 1940s. It can carry up to 5 passengers with a range of 950 miles at a cruising speed of 200mph.
First Flight - 8th March 1936
Entered Service - 1936
Number Built - 34
Crew - 1
Lenth - 8.18m (26'-10")
Wing Span - 11.89m (39'- 4")
Powerplant - 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN3 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 450hp
Cost New - $23,500.00
7W-21, NC17633 - Built 7/29/1939. First sold to Red Rock Glycerin Co. of TX. Named "The Rocket." AAF serial number 42-38367 worn during war time service. Owned by for many years by Colgate Darden. Summer 2008 flown to new owner, Nigel Pickard (Registered to Aircraft Preservation) in England also owns s/n14 NC17615.
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