First
flown in 1929, the Fleet 2 sold well in the civil market, was
purchased by the U.S. Army as the PT-6 primary trainer and
the U.S. Navy as the N2Y. Modified with an airship hook
trapeze, the Navy used this aircraft to train Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk pilots.
The Fleet 2
was also used as a trainer by the RCAF and Argentina.
Paul
Mantz used a Fleet 2 to set a record of 46 outside loops in 1930.
Over 200 were built.
Specifications
Designations
Type: General
Engine: one 100 hp (75 kW) Kinner K-5
radial piston
engine.
