Boeing B-1

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Boeing B-1
Type Civil Flying Boat
Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Maiden flight 27 December 1919[1]
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.

[edit] Specifications (B1)

Data from Boeing: History -- Products - Boeing B-1 Seaplane[1]

General characteristics

  • Length: 31 ft 3 in (9.53 m)
  • Wingspan: 50 ft 3 in (15.40 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 4 in [2] (3.51 m)
  • Wing area: 492 ft²[2] (45.7 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,400 lb[2] (1,091 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 3,850 lb (1,750 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Hall-Scott L-6 or Liberty engine, 200 hp (149 kW) (Hall engine) or 400 hp (298 kW) (Liberty engine)

Performance


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Boeing B-1 Seaplane Boeing. Retrieved 9 February 2008
  2. ^ a b c Bowers 1989, p.51.
  • Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam, Second edition, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.

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