The New Standard D-25 was a 5-seat agricultural and joy-riding aircraft produced in the US from 1928.
Construction
The D-25 was constructed primarily from Duralumin and wood. Duralumin stringers were used for the fuselage, with duralumin sheets riveted onto them. Unlike the fuselage, the wings were mostly of wood, with a main spar made of spruce, basswood for the stringers, and plywood for reinforcement, along with fabric coverings for the wing area and control surfaces. The D series was quite distinctive in having sesquiplane wings with the upper wing, of much bigger span and chord, supported on tall cabane and interplane struts.
Operational use
Seating for four passengers was provided in the open front cockpit, described as "chummy", with the pilot in the single seat open rear cockpit. Variations in seating arrangement reflected the role of the different variants. The rugged structure gave the New Standard Ds a long-life, leading to the respectable number that survived the abuse of joy-riding, mail carrying and crop dusting for many years.
Two D-25As that had been confiscated from smugglers were acquired by the US Coast Guard in 1935, designated NT-2.
Variants
Gates-Day GD-24 - precursor to New Standard D series 3 built. New Standard D-24 - production version of GD-24 4 built + 2 converted from GD-24. New Standard D-25 - 5-seat "joy-rider" New Standard D-25A - 225 hp Wright J-6 New Standard D-25B - 300 hp Wright J-6 crop-duster produced by White Aircraft Co. 1940 New Standard D-25C - alternative designation of D-29S New Standard D-25X - modified D-25 construction number 203. New Standard NT-2 - 2 x D-25 impounded from whiskey smugglers, donated to US Coast Guard. New Standard D-26 - 3-seat business/executive transport. New Standard D-26A & D-26B - D-26 with 225 hp Wright J-6. New Standard D-27 - single seat mail/cargo carrier New Standard D-27A - D-27 with night flying equipment New Standard D-28 - floatplane conversion of D-26 New Standard D-30 - floatplane modified D-25 New Standard D-25 - New production of modified D-25As
Operators
Alaskan Airways (D-25) Clifford Ball Inc. (D-27) Goodfolk & O'Tymes Biplane Rides (D-25) Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (2 D-25s, N176H active, N19157 undergoing restoration United States Coast Guard
Specifications (D-25)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
External links
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's N176H New Standard D-25 page (current ride aircraft in 2021) Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's N19157 New Standard D-25 page (aircraft under restoration in 2021)