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162:Most later Eaglet 230s featured a 30 h.p.
502:Details of Eaglet models at aerofiles.com
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323:85 mph (129 km/h, 74 kn)
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257:General characteristics
432:Underwood 1968, p. 63.
402:Underwood 1968, p. 45.
235:Eaglet B-31 & B-32
132:Design and development
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368:Curtiss-Wright Junior
220:30 h.p. Szekely SR-3;
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197:Operational history
191:American Eaglecraft
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