Hall Monoped

Monoped
A forward oblique photo of the Monoped from L'Aerophile, June 1932
General information
Type	Civil utility aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Company
Designer	Charles W. Hall
Number built	1

The Hall Monoped was a prototype civil utility aircraft built by the Hall-Aluminium Aircraft Company during the 1930s. It used a tandem landing gear configuration. The aircraft was destroyed in a crash in August 1936 that killed its designer, Charles W. Hall.

Specifications (approximate)

Data from General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors

General characteristics

• Length: 25 ft (7.6 m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ranger 390 , 125 hp (93 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)

Citations

Bibliography

• Boyne, Walter (September 2003). "L'avions unijam biste: Hall "Monoped"" [The One-Legged Aircraft: The Hall Monoped]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French) (406): 52–53. ISSN 0757-4169.
• Wegg, John (1990). General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-233-8.