Boeing Model 7

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Model 7
Type utility flying boat
Manufacturer Boeing
Maiden flight 7 January 1920

The Boeing Model 7 was a biplane flying boat aircraft built by Boeing in the 1920s. The pilot and two passengers all sat in the cockpit.



[edit] Specifications (variant)

Data from Bowers[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3
  • Length: 27 ft 8 in ( m)
  • Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in ( m)
  • Height: 11 ft 8 in ( m)
  • Wing area: 403 ft² ( m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,028 lb ( kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,699 lb ( kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott L-4, 130 hp ( kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 84 mph ( km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 75 mph ( km/h)
  • Range: 500 miles ( km)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 ft ( m)


[edit] References

  1. ^ Bowers, 1989, pg. 51.
  • Bowers, Peter M. Boeing aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.