General Aircraft: Monospar ST-25
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The General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 was a British 1930s light twin-engined utility aircraft.
The Monospar ST-25 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered metal structure. The monospar name came from the use of a single spar in the wing structure, that had been developed by H. J. Stieger. The cabin was enclosed with five seats. It was based on the GAL Monospar ST-10, with the addition of a folding seat for a fifth passenger, extra side windows, and the addition of a radio receiver. On 19 June 1935, the prototype (G-ADIV) made its first flight at Hanworth Air Park. It was designated Monospar ST-25 Jubilee, to honour the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V.
Variants
Monospar ST-25 Jubilee
- (1935-1936) Single fin and rudder. 30 built.
Monospar ST-25 De Luxe
- One Monospar ST-25 Jubilee with a large single fin and two Niagara II engines, later converted to the prototype Monospar ST-25 Universal, with twin fins.
Monospar ST-25 Ambulance
- Variants of both Monospar ST-25 Jubilee and ST-25 Universal, with a large door on the starboard side to allow a stretcher to be loaded.
Monospar ST-25 Universal
- (1936-1939) Twin fin and twin rudder. 29 built, including the conversion of the De Luxe.
Monospar ST-25 Freighter
- A variant of the Monospar ST-25 Universal, with a large freight door but without the passenger seating.
GAL.26
- One modified Monospar ST-25 Jubilee, fitted with two Cirrus Minor I engines in 1936.
GAL.41
- One experimental aircraft based on the Monospar ST-25 Universal. A new fuselage was built containing a pressurized section with two seats. Its purpose was to test possible pressurization systems for a proposed airliner, the GAL.40. The GAL.41 flew for the first time 11 May 1939, and was grounded in 1941.
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