SPARTAN 7-W "EXECUTIVE" - Plane + Pilot

1936’40

Plane & Pilot

Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Spartan 7-W Executive was a speedy, low-wing cabin airplane powered by a 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior radial engine.
Produced from 1937 to 1940, it featured a retractable conventional landing gear.
Several of these aircraft served during World War II, designated as "UC-7 I".
A post-war revival attempt in 1946, known as the Model 13 Executive (with a fixed-gear prototype Model 12), did not result in any production.

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This speedy low-wing cabin airplane received its performance from 450 hp supplied by a Pratt & Whitney nine-cylinder Wasp Junior radial engine. The Spartan 7-W Executive was produced during 1937 to 1940, and an attempted revival, called the Model 13 Executive, appeared in 1946. Only the prototype of the fixed-gear Model 12 flew; no production was ever undertaken. The Executive had a retractable conventional gear, a thick wing, and a relatively small tail for the amount of power it carried up front. Several Executives served during World War II using the “UC-7 I” designation.