ABC Robin

Robin
Role	Cabin monoplane
Manufacturer	ABC Motors Limited
Designer	A.A. Fletcher
First flight	1929
Retired	1932
Status	Scrapped
Number built	1

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, and displayed at the Olympia Aero Show in July. 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 sole Robin built was scrapped at Brooklands in 1932.

Specifications

Data from The Aeroplane 12 July 1928 Performance figures are estimates

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)
• Powerplant: 1 × ABC Scorpion II piston engine, 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: 0.058 hp/lb (100 W/kg)

References

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