Mutual Blackbird

Mutual Blackbird

The Mutual Blackbird was a late 1920s two-seat open cockpit sporting biplane.

Mutual Blackbird
The Mutual Blackbird preserved on display at the Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California in January 2008
Role two-seat biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Mutual Aircraft Company
Designer Giuseppe Bellanca
First flight 1929
Retired 1931
Status preserved in museum
Number built 1

Contents

Development

The aircraft was designed in 1929 by Giuseppe Bellanca for the Mutual Aircraft Company (also known as the Mutual Aircraft Service Inc). The Blackbird was built by Mutual at their factory in Kansas City, Missouri and first flew later that year. Although the sole aircraft X87M successfully completed some long-distance flights, no further production was undertaken.

Operational history and preservation

The Blackbird flew successfully for 18 months before being damaged in a crash on landing near Kansas City on return from New York on 13 April 1931. The aircraft was stored in a barn until it was rediscovered in early 1995. It was restored by the San Diego Air & Space Museum at Gillespie Field and is currently (January 2008) displayed at the Yanks Air Museum at Chino airfield, California.[1]

Specifications

Data from http://www.aerofiles.com/_mi.html

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
  • Height: ()
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hess Warrior air-cooled radial, 125 h.p. (93 kW)

Performance

References

Notes
  1. ^ Ogden, 2007, p. 170
Bibliography
  • Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-385-4. 

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