Three-seat monoplane amphibian, with Menasco Pirate engine
Donald G. White of Buffalo, New York, formed a White Aircraft Inc in 1939 to continue production, in modified form, of the Pirate amphibian designed and built previously by Argonaut Aircraft Inc.
The 1934 H-20 Pirate three seater prototype NX14760 c/n H20-100 was powered by a 120hp Curtiss Crusader, later 125hp Menasco and cost $4,975.
The one H-24 Pirate NX/NC15682 c/n H24-500 (ATC 650), designed by Howard J Heindell, was built in 1935 and cost $4,995.
H-20 Pirate
Engine: 120hp Curtiss Crusader, later 125hp Menasco C-4
Wingspan: 35’4″
Length: 26’0″
Useful load: 870 lb
Max speed: 110 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 42 mph
Range: 490 mi
Ceiling: 12,000′
Seats: 3
H-24 Pirate
Engine: 125hp Menasco C-4
Wingspan: 42’0″
Length: 27’1″
Useful load: 650 lb
Max speed: 104 mph
Cruise: 89 mph
Stall: 45 mph
Range: 350 mi
Ceiling: 10,500′
Seats: 2
1935 Factory ad shows H-24 Pirate:
Wingspan: 35’4″
Length: 26’0″
Useful load: 680 lb
Max speed: 120 mph
Cruise: 104 mph
Stall: 40 mph
Range: 500 mi
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