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 from Duralumin angles channels and tees bolted and riveted together for the fuselage and Spruce spars with bass wood and plywood built-up ribs, all fabric covered. 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

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in 1935, designated NT-2.Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p.456.

Variants

1929 New Standard D-25 of Waldo Wright's Flying Service

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* 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

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** 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

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(D-25) * Clifford Ball Inc. (D-27) *Goodfolk & O'Tymes Biplane Rides (D-25) * Cole Palen's

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Specifications (D-25)

References

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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)
{{Standard Aircraft Corporation 1920s United States sport aircraft Sesquiplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1929