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. The H-2 was built by the

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, and previously known as the Sloane H-2. It was an open-cockpit three-place

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, powered by a 125 hp (90 kW)

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A-5 engine. Only three were built. An improved version, the H-3, with the same engine, earned an order for nine aircraft, while the

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s as the H-4H. Two Standard H-3s were sold by the US Army to Japan, where a further three were built by the Provisional Military Balloon Research Association (PMBRA) in 1917, powered by

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engines. They were used as trainers between May 1917 and March 1918, although they were considered dangerous.Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 55.

Operators

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Specifications (H-3)

References

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'', Volume II, No. 2, 15 February 1917, pp. 91–92. (Registration required). * Donald, David, ed. ''Encyclopedia of World Aircraft'', p. 854, "Standard aircraft". Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997. * Mikesh, Robert C. and Shorzoe Abe. ''Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941''. London: Putnam, 1990. . {{Standard Aircraft Corporation Biplanes 1910s United States military reconnaissance aircraft Standard Aircraft Corporation aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1917