Curtiss Twin JN

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Curtiss Twin JN (JN-5, Model 1B)
Type	Experimental biplane observation aircraft
Manufacturer	Curtiss
Introduced	1916
Primary user	United States Army Air Service
Number built	8

The Curtiss Twin JN (retrospectively called Model 1B, also known as JN-5) was an American experimental biplane observation aircraft built by Curtiss for the United States Army Air Service.

Based on the successful JN-4, the Twin JN used the same wing structure with an extended span, by enlarging the center section. Control was achieved with the tail of a Curtiss R-4. For power, it employed a pair of 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OXX-2s, between the wings.

One aircraft was evaluated by the United States Navy as a twin-float seaplane.

The type was also built in Canada by Canadian Aeroplanes as the Twin Canada. Eleven aircraft were delivered to the Royal Flying Corps and one to the Royal Naval Air Service.

1 Operators
2 Specifications
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Operators

United Kingdom

Royal Flying Corps (Twin Canada)
Royal Naval Air Service (Twin Canada)

United States

[edit] Specifications

Data from David Donald, edEncyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero, 1997.

General characteristics

Crew: 1 pilot
Length: 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Wingspan: 55 ft 5 in (16.9 m)
Height: 9 ft 10.5 in (3.01 m)
Powerplant: 2 × Curtiss OXX-2 water-cooled 8-cylinder vee aircraft piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 80 mph (129 km/h)

[edit] See also

Related lists

[edit] References

Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997.
John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9

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