Buhl Airsedan

__NOTOC__ Infobox Aircraft
name=CA-6 Airsedan


caption=
type=Civil utility aircraft
manufacturer=Buhl
designer=
first flight=1928
introduced=
retired=
status=
primary user=
more users=
produced=
number built=ca. 60
variants with their own articles=The Buhl Airsedan was a civil utility aircraft manufactured in the United States in the late 1920s and early 30s. Later models featured gradually increased seating and larger engines, but all were conventional sesquiplanes with fully enclosed cockpits and passenger cabins.

One Airsedan, "Angelino Jr" was piloted by Loren Mendell to first place in the 1929 Oakland-Cleveland Air Derby, and another, "Spokane Sun God" was used to make the first nonstop roundtrip flight across the United States. Nick Mamer and Art Walker flew it from Spokane, Washington to New York City and back between 15 and 21 August 1929, taking 120 hours 1 minute 40 seconds for the trip and using inflight refuelling to make the distance.

After Buhl ceased operations, the drawings and jigs were purchased and a small number of CA-6's were built in Canada by the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) for use as fire spotting aircraft. These differed from the original plans in having more powerful 440 HP Pratt & Whitney engines and Vickers floats.

In 2007, an example is preserved at the Golden Wings Museum in Blaine, Minnesota and some parts from the unrestored remains of two OPAS Buhls (C-FOAR and C-FOAT) are on display at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Variants

* CA-3 Airsedan - original three-seat version powered by Wright J-5
**CA-3A
**CA-3B Junior Airsedan - slightly smaller version with Warner Scarab engine
**CA-3C Sport Airsedan
***CA-3CW Sport Airsedan - Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine
**CA-3D Sport Airsedan - Wright J-6 engine
**CA-3E Sport Airsedan - Packard DR-980 engine

* CA-5 Airsedan - five-seat version powered by Wright J-5
** CA-5A Airsedan - Deluxe version

* CA-6 Airsedan - six-seat version powered by Wright J-6
** CA-6A Airsedan - 420 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine
** CA-6B Airsedan - 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine
** CA-6D Special - six-seat conversion of CA-3D (2 converted)
** CA-6J Airsedan - five seats and 300 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp (1 converted from CA-6)
** CA-6W Airsedan - four seats and 420 hp Pratt & whitney Wasp (1 converted from CA-6)

* CA-8 Senior Airsedan - eight-seat version powered by 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp
** CA-8A Senior Airsedan - Wright Cyclone engine
** CA-8B Senior Airsedan - 52 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp

pecifications (CA-6)

aerospecs
met or eng?= eng

crew=one pilot
capacity=5 passengers
length m=9.04
length ft=29
length in=8
span m=12.20
span ft=40
span in=0
swept m=
swept ft=
swept in=
rot number=
rot dia m=
rot dia ft=
rot dia in=
dia m=
dia ft=
dia in=
width m=
width ft=
width in=
height m=
height ft=
height in=
wing area sqm=
wing area sqft=
swept area sqm=
swept area sqft=
rot area sqm=
rot area sqft=
volume m3=
volume ft3=
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=
empty weight lb=
gross weight kg=
gross weight lb=
lift kg=
lift lb=

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Wright J-6 radial
eng1 kw= 224
eng1 hp= 300
eng1 kn=
eng1 lbf=
eng1 kn-ab=
eng1 lbf-ab=
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
eng2 kn=
eng2 lbf=
eng2 kn-ab=
eng2 lbf-ab=

max speed kmh=233
max speed mph=145
max speed mach=
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=1,160
range miles=720
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=
ceiling ft=
glide ratio=
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
sink rate ms=
sink rate ftmin=

armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6=

References

*
* [http://www.aerofiles.com/_buhl.html aerofiles.com]

ee also

aircontent

related=

similar aircraft=

sequence=

lists=

see also=