title: Spartan NP
text: # Spartan NP
  
  The Spartan NP-1 was a two-seat primary trainer designed and built by the Spartan Aircraft Company for the United States Navy reserve units.
  
  ## Development
  
  On 10 July 1940 the company received an order from the United States Navy for 201 aircraft for use as a biplane primary trainer, it was to be a modernised version of the companies earlier C-3. It was a conventional biplane with two-seats in tandem open cockpits. Designated by the company as the NS-1 it was given the military designation NP-1. The NP-1 was powered by a 220 hp (164 kW) Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine.
  
  ## Operators
  
  ### United States
  
  * United States Navy
  
  ## Specifications (NP-1)
  
  Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2 (pilot, student)
  * Length: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
  * Wingspan: 33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
  * Gross weight: 3,006 lb (1,366 kg)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming R-680-8 radial engine , 220 hp (164 kW)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 108 mph (174 km/h, 94 kn)
  