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Curtiss Robin
| Curtiss Robin | |
|---|---|
| Curtiss Robin Model C-1 (185 hp Curtiss Challenger Engine) | |
| Type | Touring |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Robertson Aircraft Co. |
| Maiden flight | 7 August 1928[1] |
| Introduced | 1928 |
| Status | A number still flying[1] |
| Primary user | U. S. Private Owner Market[1] |
| Number built | 769[1] |
| Unit cost | $7,500 U.S. Dollars (1938) |
The Curtiss Robin, introduced in 1928, was a high wing monoplane with an 8-cylinder V8 OX-5 90 hp (67 kW) engine. It was later fitted with the more powerful Challenger engine, which developed between 170 and 185 hp (127 to 138 kW). NOTE: Model B (90 hp Curtiss OX-5 engine), Model C-1 (185 hp Curtiss Challenger engine), and Model J-1 (165 hp Wright J6-5 engine)
The J-1 version was flown by Douglas Corrigan (nicknamed "Wrongway") as well as The Flying Keys.[citation needed]
Contents
Design
The Robin, a workmanlike cabin monoplane had a wooden wing and steel tubing fuselage. The cabin accomidated three, two passegers seated side-by-side behind the pilot. Early Robins were distinguished by large flat fairings over the parallel diagional wing bracing struts, which were abandond on later versions when found ineffective at creating lift.[1] The original landing gear were bungee rubber cord shock absorbers, later replaced by an oleo-pneumatic system, a number of Robins had twin-floats added.[citation needed]
Payload with 50 U.S. gal (190 L) fuel was 452 lb (205 kg), cruising speed 102 mph (164 km/h), landing speed 48 mph (77 km/h), gas capacity 50 U.S. gal (25 U.S. gal in each wing tank) (2×85 L), oil capacity 5 U.S. gal (19 L). Price at factory field was $7,500.
Military service
A single modified Robin (with a 110hp Warner R-420-1) was used by the United States Army Air Corps, and designated XC-10. This aircraft was used in a test program for radio-controlled (and unmanned) flight.[citation needed]
Specifications (Robin OX-5)
General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 25 ft 1 in[2] (7.65 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft[2] (12.5 m)
- Height: 8 ft[1] (2.44 m)
- Wing area: 223 ft²[1] (20.72 m²)
- Empty weight: 16318 lb (743 kg)
- Loaded weight: 621 lb (436 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 12600 lb (1180 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Curtiss OX-5 liquid-cooled V-8, 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 103 knots (120 mph, 190 km/h)
- Range: 4323 nm (500 miles, 800 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,500 ft (3,800 m)
- Rate of climb: 640 ft/min (195 m/min) at sea level
References
External links
- Virginia Aircraft Museum
- Aiminded.net
- Information about this flight at the National Air and Space Museum Web Site
- The Museum of Flight
- A Curtiss Robin is rebuild from an empty frame
- A brief story of "Wrongway" Corrigan's adventure
See also
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| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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