Boeing B-1

infobox Aircraft
name =Boeing B-1
type =Civil Flying Boat
manufacturer =Boeing Commercial Airplanes
first flight =27 December1919
produced = 1919 - 1927

B-1 Seaplane built first in 1919 by Boeing was the first commercially available seaplane. The frame was made out of wood, outliving 6 engines and travelling 350,000 miles delivering international airmail between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia.

pecifications (B1 )

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref=Boeing: History -- Products - Boeing B-1 Seaplane [http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/b1.html Boeing B-1 Seaplane] Boeing. Retrieved 9 February 2008]
crew=
capacity=
length main= 31 ft 3 in
length alt= 9.53 m
span main= 50 ft 3 in
span alt= 15.40 m
height main= 13 ft 4 in Bowers 1989, p.51. ]
height alt= 3.51 m
area main= 492 ft²
area alt= 45.7 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 2,400 lb
empty weight alt= 1,091 kg
loaded weight main= 3,850 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,750 kg
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engine (prop)=Hall-Scott L-6 or Liberty engine
type of prop=
number of props=1
power main= 200 hp
power alt= 149 kW
power more= (Hall engine) "or" 400 hp (298 kW) (Liberty engine)
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max speed main= 78 knots
max speed alt= 90 mph, 145 km/h
cruise speed main= 70 knots
cruise speed alt= 80 mph, 126 km/h
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
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range main= 348 nm
range alt= 400 mi, 644 km
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ceiling main= 13,300 ft
ceiling alt= 4,060 m
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loading main= lb/ft²
loading alt= kg/m²
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power/mass alt= W/kg
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References

* Bowers, Peter M. "Boeing Aircraft since 1916". London: Putnam, Second edition, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.

External links

* [http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/b1.html Boeing history - B-1]
* [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ehubbard.htm "Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator"]