Thaden T-3 Project ?

[hesham]

Hi,

The Thaden Metal Aircraft Company was formed in 1928,and designed light transport
aircraft from T-1 to T-4,the T-3 was a Project,and in Aerofiles,they suggested that
it was developed from T-2 or later modified into T-4,has anyone a more Info or
drawing to it.

Here is a T-2

http://members.eaavintage.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/VA-Vol-1-No-9-Aug-1973.pdf

http://www.aerofiles.com/_ta.html

 

[Apophenia]

In the Smithsonian NASM Archives' Louise McPhetridge Thaden Collection (Series 5), there is mention of an article entitled 'Mystery Plane-T-3 Thaden' in Virginia Aviation, Jan/Mar 1974. Anyone have access to that publication?

https://airandspace.si.edu/research/arch/findaids/thaden/lmt_print.html

 

[hesham]

Excellent search my dear Apophenia,

and I hope a someone has it.

 

[Stargazer]

I have never found the Thaden T-3... BUT there is a good reason to believe that if it existed at some point, it became the first T-4.
Consider the construction numbers:

• T-1 [X3902] (c/n 1)
• T-2 [7074] (c/n 2)
• T-4 [898M] (c/n 3)
• T-4 [C502V] (c/n 4)