Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC-1
# Engineers Aircraft Corporation EAC-1

The EAC-1 is a folding-parasol wing aircraft developed by the Engineers Aircraft Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut.

## Design and development

The EAC-1 was designed to be a low-cost sport aircraft for casual use, that could be stored in a space as small as 11 X 20 feet.

The aircraft has conventional landing gear, an open cockpit, strut braces and a parasol wing with swept sections. The fuselage is constructed of welded steel tubing with doped aircraft fabric covering.

## Specifications (EAC-1)

Data from Popular Aviation

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one
* Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
* Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy , 90 hp (67 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
* Stall speed: 39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h)
