Burgess Model H
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| Model H | |
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 Model H flying boat, US Navy, 1913 |
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| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Burgess |
| Maiden flight | 1912 |
| Number built | 6 |
The Burgess Model H was an early United States airplane and one of the first air machines specifically designed and built for military use. Classified as the "Model H military tractor", it was developed and built in 1912 by Burgess Company and Curtis, which in the following year became The Burgess Company.
Powered by a 70 hp Renault engine with the propeller in the tractor configuration, the biplane trainer had tandem open cockpits after a redesign in 1914 by Grover Loening, then a civilian engineer with the U.S. Army. Loening was the first person to receive an advanced engineering degree in aeronautics, from Columbia University in 1910, and later was a founding member of both Sturtevant Aircraft Company and Loening Aircraft Engineering.
The Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps purchased five Burgess H airplanes for the 1st Aero Squadron at North Field, California. They were the 24th through 28th aircraft acquired by the Army. A sixth Model H went to the U.S. Navy, where it was known first as the D-1 (Burgess Flying Boat, Model 1) and later as the AB-7 (Heavier-than-air/flying boat, model 7).
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault, 70 hp (52 kW)
Performance
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 216.
- Burgess Company airplanes, Aerofiles
[edit] See also
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