The International F-17 Sportsman was a 1920s American three-seat open-cockpit biplane designed and manufactured by the International Aircraft Corporation in Long Beach, California and Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] 107 aircraft were built, 77 of them at Cincinnati.
| F-17 Sportsman | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Three-seat biplane |
| Manufacturer | International Aircraft |
| First flight | 1920s |
| Number built | 20+ |
In 1928, a Sportsman won the "On to Dallas" race.[2]
Variants edit
Data from:[3]
- F-17 Sportsman
- powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled V-8 or 100–120 hp (75–89 kW) Dayton Bear air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line engine.[4][5]
- F-17H Sportsman
- powered by, 180 hp (130 kW) Wright-Hisso E, Siemens-Halske, Dayton Bear or Curtiss K-6 engines.
- F-17H Mailman
- A single seat air mail carrier / cargo version of the 17H.
- F-17W Sportsman
- powered by a 200 hp (150 kW) Wright J-5
Operators edit
Specifications (F-17) edit
Data from ,[3] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[11]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2, 660 lb (300 kg) payload
- Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
- Wing area: 325 sq ft (30.2 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg) OX-5
- 1,400 lb (640 kg) Hisso E
- 1,350 lb (610 kg) Whirlwind
- 1,400 lb (640 kg) Hisso E
- Gross weight: 2,121 lb (962 kg) OX-5
- 2,539 lb (1,152 kg) Hisso E
- 2,589 lb (1,174 kg) Whirlwind
- 2,539 lb (1,152 kg) Hisso E
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
- 150 hp (110 kW) Hisso E V-8
- 200 hp (150 kW) Wright J-5 Whirlwind 9-cyl radial
- 150 hp (110 kW) Hisso E V-8
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h, 85 kn) OX-5 engine
- 120 mph (100 kn; 190 km/h) Hisso E
- 150 mph (130 kn; 240 km/h) Whirlwind
- 120 mph (100 kn; 190 km/h) Hisso E
- Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h, 71 kn) OX-5 engine
- 105 mph (91 kn; 169 km/h) Hisso E
- 120 mph (100 kn; 190 km/h) Whirlwind
- 105 mph (91 kn; 169 km/h) Hisso E
- Landing speed: 35 mph (30 kn; 56 km/h)
- Range: 325 mi (523 km, 282 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,200 m) OX-5 engine
- 1,200 ft (370 m) Hisso E
- 16,000 ft (4,900 m) Whirlwind
- 1,200 ft (370 m) Hisso E
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s) OX-5 engine
- 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s) Hisso E
- 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s) Whirlwind
- 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s) Hisso E
- Wing loading: 6.52 lb/sq ft (31.8 kg/m2) OX-5 engine
- 7.8 lb/sq ft (38 kg/m2) Hisso E
- 7.86 lb/sq ft (38.4 kg/m2) Whirlwind
- 7.8 lb/sq ft (38 kg/m2) Hisso E
- Power/mass: 0.0424 hp/lb (0.1 kW/kg) OX-5
- 0.0592 hp/lb (0.1 kW/kg) Hisso E
- 0.0782 hp/lb (0.1 kW/kg) Whirlwind
- 0.0592 hp/lb (0.1 kW/kg) Hisso E
References edit
- ^ "International F-17". Aero Digest. January 1928. p. 56. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. 27 April 1928. p. 34.
- ^ a b Eckland, K. O. (13 November 2008). "American Airplanes: I". Aerofiles. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Lighter Air Motor Approved in Test by Aircraft Firm". Cincinnati Enquirer. 5 August 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "To Test Four Cylinder Air Cooled "Dayton Bear" Engine in International F-17 Plane". Aviation. Vol. 24, no. 26. 25 June 1928. p. 1848. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. 31 May 1928. p. 17.
- ^ "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. 14 September 1928. p. 27.
- ^ Entz, Marion (11 January 1929). "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. p. 9.
- ^ "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. 14 July 1928. p. 9.
- ^ "Skylines". Cincinnati Post. 16 May 1928. p. 14.
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 227c.
Further reading edit
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- The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis Publications. p. 2213.