Military aircraft developed from Spartan Executive
8W Zeus
Role
Military training aircraft
Type of aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Spartan Aircraft Company
First flight
1937
Number built
1[1]
Developed from
Spartan Executive
The Spartan 8W Zeus was a prototype military aircraft trainer built by Spartan Aircraft Company in the United States in 1937. It was based on the airframe of the Spartan Executive civil aircraft. The sole airframe produced was designated serial number 8W-1 and was registered as NX17612[2]
^Savage, Jim. Vintage Spartan Aircraft 2022, p. 92.
^Savage, Jim. Vintage Spartan Aircraft, 2022, p. 92
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