Buhl Airster (1925)
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| Airster | |
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| Type | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Buhl |
| Designed by | Alfred Verville |
| Maiden flight | 1926 |
The Buhl Airster was a utility aircraft built in the United States in 1926, notable as the first aircraft to receive a type certificate in that country, issued by the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce in March 1927. It was a conventional single-bay biplane with equal-span unstaggered wings and accommodation for the pilot and passengers in tandem open cockpits. Marketed for a variety of roles including crop-dusting, aerial photography, and freight carriage, only a handful were built, some with water-cooled engines as the CW-3, and others with air-cooled engines as the CA-3 . One CA-3 placed second in the 1926 Ford Air Tour, and another placed third in the 1927 Air Derby. One CW-3 and one CA-3 each were evaluated by the United States Army as trainers, but neither were purchased.
[edit] Specifications (CA-3)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 10.87 m (25 ft 8 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (125 mph)
- Range: 710 km (440 miles)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 216.
- aerofiles.com
- Federal Aviation Administration history page
[edit] See also
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