# Arrow Model F

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The '''Arrow Model F''' or the '''Arrow Sport V-8''' was a two-seat low-wing braced [monoplane](/source/monoplane) aircraft built in the [United States](/source/United_States) between 1934 and 1938. It was built originally to a request by the US [Bureau of Air Commerce](/source/Bureau_of_Air_Commerce) to investigate the feasibility of using automobile engines to power aircraft. Accordingly, the Model F was fitted with a modified [Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) [V8 engine](/source/V8_engine). Like the [Arrow Sport](/source/Arrow_Sport) before it, the Model F seated its pilot and passenger side-by-side in an open [cockpit](/source/cockpit) and was marketed for $1500.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrow Sport F|url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/international-aircraft-directory/single-engine-aircraft/arrow-sport-f.html|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref>

==Development==
The Arrow Sport F was specifically built to accommodate the low-cost, yet heavy Arrow F V-8 engine, an aircraft modification of the Ford V-8. The engine was designed by Ford Engineer David E. Anderson with an aluminum oil pan, aluminum cylinders, and a 2:1 gear reduction to drive the prop at reasonable rpm ranges. The engine weighed 402&nbsp;lbs for 85&nbsp;hp vrs 182&nbsp;lbs for an equivalent Continental aircraft engine.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|date=5 May 1958}}</ref>
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==Variants==
*Arrow Sport F Master – Open cockpit
*Arrow Sport F Coupe – Closed cockpit variant <ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Trails|date=Summer 1971|page=24}}</ref>
*Arrow Sport F De Lux Coupe – Closed cockpit with advanced instruments.
*Arrow Sport M - Open cockpit with a [Menasco Pirate](/source/Menasco_Pirate) engine.<ref>[https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?make=ARROW&model_group=NO+MODEL+GROUP&model=SPORT&listing_id=2281088&s-type=aircraft Trade-a-Plane: "1938 Arrow Sport M"]</ref>
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==Surviving aircraft==
* A preserved Sport F Master (ex-NC18722, serial 85) is on display at [San Francisco International Airport](/source/San_Francisco_International_Airport)'s Terminal 3.<ref>{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Joseph |title=Arrow Sport Model F in SFO's Terminal 3 |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/travelforaircraft/2012/09/02/arrow-sport-model-f-in-sfo%E2%80%99s-terminal-3 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |work=Seattle PI |date=2 September 2012}}</ref>
* A disassembled Sport F is being rebuilt by the [Dakota Territory Air Museum](/source/Dakota_Territory_Air_Museum) in North Dakota.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/north-dakota-residents-rebuild-and-model-biplane-for-museum/|title=North Dakota residents rebuild and model biplane for museum|date=December 1, 2017|newspaper=[Seattle Times](/source/Seattle_Times)|first=Eloise|last=Ogden}}</ref>
* A Sport M (N18764, serial 105) is private ownership.<ref>[https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?make=ARROW&model_group=NO+MODEL+GROUP&model=SPORT&listing_id=2281088&s-type=aircraft Trade-a-Plane: "1938 Arrow Sport M"]</ref>
* Two Sport F's (N17093, serial 13 & N18765, serial 106) preserved at the [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](/source/Western_Antique_Aeroplane_%26_Automobile_Museum) in Oregon.
* A Sport F (N18018, serial 31) in private ownership in California.
* A 1936 Sport Model F (NC16470 Serial 2) preserved at the [Mid-Atlantic Air Museum](/source/Mid-Atlantic_Air_Museum) at Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maam.org/aircraft/aircraft.htm|title = Aircraft of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum}}</ref>
* A disassembled Sport F (N18000) is being rebuilt by The Nebraska Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association in Hastings Nebraska

==Specifications==
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|ref=American Airplanes and Engines for 1938<ref>''Aviation'' February 1938, pp. 36–37.</ref>
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==References==
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*{{cite magazine|title=American Airplanes and Engines for 1938|magazine=[Aviation](/source/Aviation_Week_%26_Space_Technology) |date=February 1938 |volume=37| issue=2|pages=35–66 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19380201/#!&pid=34 |url-access=registration }}
* {{cite book |last=Juptner |first=Joseph J. |title=U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 7 (ATC 601 – ATC 700) |year=1978 |location=Fallbrook, California, US |publisher=Aero Publishers, Inc. |isbn=0-8168-9174-5}}
* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=81 }}

==External links==
{{commons category|Arrow Model F}}
* [http://www.aerofiles.com/_al.html aerofiles.com]

==See also==
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Category:1930s United States sport aircraft
Category:Low-wing aircraft
Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft
Model F
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1934

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