Northrop Beta

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Beta
Type	Sporting Monoplane
Manufacturer	Northrop
Designed by	John K. Northrop
Introduced	1931
Number built	1^[1]
Variants	Northrop Alpha Northrop Gamma

The Northrop Beta was an American single-engine, all-metal, low-wing sporting monoplane built in 1931.^[1]

1 Design & Development
2 Specifications (Beta)
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Design & Development

The Beta was a two-seater with a 160 hp (119 kW) Menasco Buccaneer inline engine. It was later converted to a single seat and fitted with a 300 hp (224 kW) Wright Whirlwind radial engine, and became the first aircraft of such power to exceed 200 mph (322 km/h).^[1]

[edit] Specifications (Beta)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: ()
Wingspan: ()
Height: ()
Powerplant: 1× Wright Whirlwind radial, 300 hp (224 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 mph+ (322 km/h+)

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[edit] See also

Related development

Northrop Alpha
Northrop Beta
Northrop Gamma

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.

[edit] External links

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