The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed Travel Air Manufacturing Company of Wichita, Kansas.[1][2] It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by Curtiss-Wright.[1][2]
| Travel Air 1000 | |
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| Travel Air 1000 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum | |
| Role | Single-engined Biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Travel Air |
| First flight | 13 March 1925 |
| Status | Preserved |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed into | Travel Air 2000 |
Design and development
editThe Travel Air Company was formed in early 1925. The Travel Air 1000 was the first design by the company. A conventional biplane with two open cockpits in tandem, with the pilot at the rear.[1] It was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid.[1] The Travel Air 1000 registered NC241 first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by Walter Beech.[2] With some minor changes it was developed into the Travel Air 2000.[1]
Aircraft on display
editThe Travel Air 1000 is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association and is on display at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[2]
Specifications
editGeneral characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
- Empty weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 , 90 hp (67 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 96.5 mph (155.3 km/h, 83.9 kn)
- Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)
- Minimum control speed: 38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)
- Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi)
References
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Notes
editBibliography
edit- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.