Dayton-Wright Aerial Coupe

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name=OW.1 Aerial Coupe


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type=three-seat touring aircraft
manufacturer=Dayton-Wright Company
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first flight=1919
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produced=1919
number built=1
variants with their own articles=The Dayton-Wright OW.1 Aerial Coupe was an American three-seat touring aircraft built by the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio. It was reputed to be the last aircraft designed by Orville Wright (hence the designation OW.1), but it relied heavily on the De Havilland DH.4 experience.

Following on from a wartime contract to build the British DH.4 under license, the Dayton-Wright Company looked at development of the aircraft for civil use. One of the aircraft designed was the OW.1 Aerial Coupe, still generally similar to the DH.4 configuration. It had lighter-weight wings, landing gear and tail unit. The main difference was a new fuselage to provide an enclosed cabin for a pilot and two passengers. The aircraft was powered by a Wright-Hispano inline engine located in the nose.

pecifications (OW.1)

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crew=1 pilot
capacity=2 passengers
length m=8.69
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height ft=9
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wing area sqm=49.61
wing area sqft=534
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empty weight kg=658
empty weight lb=1450
gross weight kg=1130
gross weight lb=2492
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max speed kmh=153
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range km=805
range miles=500
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References

* "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft", (Part Work 1982-1985), Orbis Publishing, Page 1339