Federal Aircraft CM-3

CM-3
Role	Cabin Monoplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Federal Aircraft Corporation
Designer	William J. Waterhouse
Number built	1
Unit cost	$7000 in 1928

The Federal Aircraft CM-3 was an aircraft built by mechanics from the Ryan Company.^[1]

Design and development

The CM-3 was designed to be an express mail plane that could also be used for flight training. It had 50 orders, but only one aircraft was completed. The company was dissolved shortly afterward.^[1]

The CM-3 was a high-wing strut-braced monoplane with conventional landing gear. The fuselage was made of welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. The aircraft featured dual controls with seating in tandem.^[1]

Specifications (Federal Aircraft)

Data from Skyways^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2
Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) ^[2]
Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
Wing area: 256 sq ft (23.8 m²)
Airfoil: Gottingen 398^[2]
Empty weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
Gross weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Hallett Seven cylinder radial engine, 130 hp (97 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 100 kn; 185 km/h (115 mph)
Cruise speed: 87 kn; 161 km/h (100 mph)
Stall speed: 35 kn; 64 km/h (40 mph)
Range: 348 nmi; 644 km (400 mi)
Endurance: 4 ¹⁄₂ hours^[2]
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m) ^[2]
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) ^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Federal Aircraft CM-3". Skyways: 66. July 1995.
1 2 3 4 5 McReynolds Aviation January 12 1929, p. 100.

McReynolds, Charles F. (January 12, 1929). "The Federal CM-3". Aviation. Vol. XXVI no. 2. pp. 98–100. (registration required (help)).

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