| Travel Air 1000 | |
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| Travel Air 1000 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum | |
| Role | Single-engined BiplaneType of aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Travel Air |
| First flight | 13 March 1925 |
| Status | Preserved |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed into | Travel Air 2000 |
The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed Travel Air Manufacturing Company of Wichita, Kansas. It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by Curtiss-Wright.
Design and development
The 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. It was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. The Travel Air 1000 registered NC241 first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by Walter Beech. With some minor changes it was developed into the Travel Air 2000.
Aircraft on display
The Travel Air 1000 is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association and is on display at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Specifications
Data from
General 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
Notes
- ^ Orbis 1985, p. 3014
- ^ Beechcraft Heritage Museum - 1924 Travel Air 1000
- "Travel Air". www.aerofiles.com. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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