- Commercial C-1 Sunbeam
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C-1 Sunbeam Role Biplane National origin United States Manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp Produced 1929 Unit cost US$13,500 in 1929 The Commercial C-1 Sunbeam was a long-range biplane used in record-setting flights of the 1920s.[1]
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Design
The conventional landing gear-equipped biplane featured a two-seat open cockpit and a four-passenger enclosed cabin.
Operational history
On 27 November 1927 Elinor Smith and Bobbie Trout set a 42-hour endurance record over Los Angeles flying a C-1 Sunbeam refueled three times from a Curtiss Carrier Pigeon mailpane. Although the Sunbeam was performing well, the Carrier Pigeon support plane had mechanical difficulties after the third day. 672 gallons of fuel were used in the attempt, making Smith and Trout the first women to refuel in the air.[2][3][4]
Variants
- Commercial Sumbeam C-102
- X-564M used a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright J-6 radial engine for the endurance flights of 1929 and 1931.[5]
Specifications (Commercial C-1 Sunbeam)
Data from Aerofiles
General characteristics
- Capacity: 6
- Length: 27 ft (8.2 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft (10 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss Wright J-5 Whirlwind Radial, 220 hp (160 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 kn; 201 km/h (125 mph)
- Cruise speed: 96 kn; 180 km/h (110 mph)
- Stall speed: 40 kn; 74 km/h (46 mph)
References
- ^ Kenneth Munson. U.S. commercial aircraft.
- ^ Charles R. Mitchell, Kirk W. House. Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation.
- ^ Skyways. July 1999.
- ^ "Bobbie Trout". http://womenaviators.org/BobbiTrout.html. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ Donna Veca, Skip Mazzio. Just plane crazy: biography of Bobbi Trout.
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