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Training Tractor
Role Military training biplaneType of aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company
First flight 1918
Number built 1

The Wittemann-Lewis Training Tractor (sometimes referred to as the T-T) is an American two-seat military training biplane designed and built by the Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company.

Design

The Training Tractor was designed as a military training biplane, a conventional tractor biplane with two-open cockpits in tandem. It had a square section fuselage and a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. The Training Tractor was powered by a 70 hp (52 kW) Hall-Scott A-7 engine mounted in the nose. It was not ordered into production.

Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 6.5 in (3.52 m)
  • Wing area: 400 sq ft (27.9 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,560 lb (708 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,165 lb (982 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott A-7 , 70 hp (52 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 74 mph (119 km/h, 64 kn)
  • Stall speed: 38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)
  • Endurance: 3 hours 0 minutes
  • Rate of climb: 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)

References

Notes

  1. ^ "The Witteman-Lewis Training Tractor". Flight: 246. 15 March 1917.
  2. "American airplanes: Wh - Wy". www.aerofiles.com. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2011.


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