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"What Is It?" Contest Previous Quiz Answer:
Langley
Model: Twin (2-4-65/90)
NX29099, ATC 755
The aircraft was named in honor of aviation pioneer Samuel P. Langley for his early attempts at flight. Constructed of Vidal plastic-bonded mahogany plywood, production was interrupted by WWI. This is the first of two airframes built.
| Length: 20ft 82in | Vmax: 135 / 142* |
| Span: 35ft 2in | Vcruise: 120 / 125* |
| Load: 985 lbs / 890 lbs* | Vstall: 50 / 46* |
| Ceiling: 13,300 ft / 15,000 ft* | Range: 400 miles / 600 miles* |
| Power: 2 x 65hp Franklin 4AC | Takeoff run: ~200 ft |
* Differences in specs are possibly the result of preliminary estimates and actual flight test results, but unclear which is which.
Data
from Aerofiles.com
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