http://acepilots.com/airplanes Photos and summaries of historical aircraft Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:52:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/standard-jr-trainer/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/standard-jr-trainer/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:13:19 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=394 The Standard J-R was a development of the preliminary training tractor machine built by the same makers. It was equipped with a 175-h.p. six-cylinder Hall-Scott motor, is capable of climbing 5000 feet in 10 minutes, and had a maximum flying speed of 95 m.p.h. and a landing speed of 48 m.p.h. Specifications from “Practical Aviation,” [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/standard-jr-trainer/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-jenny-jn-4/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-jenny-jn-4/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:58:47 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=392 The most famous and widely used American airplane of the World War One era. In the 1920′s countless ‘barnstormers’ flew Jennies in flight exhibitions all over the United States. The Curtiss tractor was identified by its manufacturers as Model JNB-4 and was been largely used for training purposes during the war. Specifications from “Practical Aviation,” [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-jenny-jn-4/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/burgess-trainer/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/burgess-trainer/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:28:46 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=388 Under the American system of training aviators, the pupil goes into the air directly on completing his course of ground instruction, that is, in the details of the mechanism, theory, and assembly of the aeroplane, instead of as in the French system, being obliged to get his preliminary “flying in a penguin, or practically wingless [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/burgess-trainer/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/aeromarine-model-ml-trainer/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/aeromarine-model-ml-trainer/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:13:59 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=386 Up to the time that the United States entered the war, American aeroplane procurements were confined to machines intended for training purposes. This Aeromarine biplane was fairly typical of U.S. trainers at the time. Specifications from “Practical Aviation,” by Charles Hayward, 1919 Performance. The Aeromarine trainer has a top speed of 90 m.p.h., and lands [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/aeromarine-model-ml-trainer/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/stinson-senior-trainer-model-o/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/stinson-senior-trainer-model-o/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:59:23 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=250 Stinson Aircraft Corporation, Wayne, Michigan Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Two-place open high-wing monoplane. Lycoming R-680-4 engine, 225 horsepower. Span 39 feet 11.5 inches. Length overall 21 feet 8 inches. Height overall 8 feet. Wing area 215 square feet. Power loading 11.75 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 12.3 pounds per square foot. Empty [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/stinson-senior-trainer-model-o/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/wiley-post-model-a/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/wiley-post-model-a/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:11:13 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=206 From Aero Digest, April, 1935: Wiley Post Aircraft Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • President: Wiley Post. Vice-president: Mark Kleeden. Secretary and Treasurer: Thomas J. Ruddy. General Manager: J. H. Burke. Chief Engineer: Evert Stong. Two-place open biplane. Straughan AL-1000 (Ford Model 1A) engine, 40 horsepower. A TC 561. Span upper wing 28 feet 6 inches, [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/wiley-post-model-a/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/great-lakes-2t-1a/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/great-lakes-2t-1a/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=141 From Aero Digest, April, 1935: Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio • President and General Manager: Charles F. Barndt. Vice-president and Chief Engineer: P. B. Rogers. Sales Manager: C. L. Johnston. Two-place open biplane. A TC 228. American Cirrus engine, 100 horsepower. Span 26 feet 8 inches. Length overall 20 feet 4 inches. Height overall [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/great-lakes-2t-1a/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/consolidated-pt-11c/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/consolidated-pt-11c/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:53:10 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=97 From Aero Digest, April, 1935: Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, New York • President: Maj or Reuben H. Fleet. Vice president and General Manager: Lawrence D. Bell. Vice-president and Assistant General Manager: Ray P. Whitman. Two-place open biplane. Wright Whirlwind R760E engine, 240 horsepower. Span 31 feet 6 inches. Length overall 26 feet 9 inches. Height [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/consolidated-pt-11c/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-primary-trainer-16e-and-16wj/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-primary-trainer-16e-and-16wj/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:35:30 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=91 From Aero Digest, April, 1935: Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company, Robertson, Missouri • Two-place open biplane. (Models 16E and 16WJ respectively; data on 16WJ indicated in brackets.) Wright Whirlwind R-540-E engine, 175 horsepower (Warner Scarab Junior engine, 90 horsepower). Span 28 feet 10 inches. Length overall 20 feet 9 inches. Height overall 8 feet 10 inches. Wing [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-primary-trainer-16e-and-16wj/feed/ 0 http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-advanced-trainer-c14b9-and-c14dt/ http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-advanced-trainer-c14b9-and-c14dt/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:20:58 +0000 Stephen http://acepilots.com/airplanes/?p=85 From Aero Digest, April, 1935: Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company, Robertson, Missouri • Two-place open biplane. (Models C-14B9 and C-14-D-T respectively; data on C-14-DT indicated in brackets). Wright Whirlwind R-975-E engine, 300 horsepower (Wright Whirlwind R-760-ET engine, 225 horsepower). Span 31 feet. Length- overall 23 feet 2 inches. Height overall 9 feet 1.5 inches. Wing area 244 [...]]]> http://acepilots.com/airplanes/country/american/curtiss-wright-advanced-trainer-c14b9-and-c14dt/feed/ 0