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The Spartan 8W Zeus also designated FBW-1 Zeus was a military aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the late 1930s based on the airframe of the Spartan Executive civil aircraft. It was a conventional low-wing monoplane of metal construction with a semi-monocoque fuselage and a cantilever wing. Two crewmembers sat in tandem beneath an extensively-glazed canopy and the main units of the tailwheel undercarriage were retractable.

The Spartan 8W Zeus, also designated FBW-1 Zeus was a military aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the late 1930s, based on the airframe of the Spartan Executive civil 1
Does anyone have basic data on the Spartan 8W Zeus of 1937? I know one was made, it had a span of 11.89m and a length of 8.2

Made by Spartan Aircraft Company.

It is the successor of the Spartan Executive .

« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2011, 05:39:44 am » The Spartan 8W Zeus in Mexican service had roughly the same configuration but wasn't considered a fighter.3
Now, if you can find a Spartan 8W Zeus in a barn, or maybe a C4 or C5, that would be something- none are known to exist.4
Predecessor
Spartan Executive
Eng 1 Type
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
First Flight
1937
Ceiling Ft
29400
Eng 1 Kw
410
Developed From
Spartan Executive
Span Ft
39
Number Built
4
5
Crew
Two
pilot and gunner
Armament
1
10
Span M
12
Range Km
1300
Manufacturer
Spartan Aircraft Company
Range Miles
760
Max Speed Mph
234
Max Speed Kmh
374
Span In
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
27
Ceiling M
8960
Eng 1 Hp
550
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
3
Length M
8
Category
Spartan Aircraft Company
United States military trainer aircraft 1930-1939

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