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The Travel Air 6000 (later known as the Curtiss-Wright 6B when Travel Air was purchased by Curtiss-Wright) was a six-seat utility aircraft manufactured in the United States in the late 1920s. It was developed as a luxury version of the Travel Air 5000 marketed principally as an executive aircraft, although its size proved popular with regional airlines, which purchased most of the roughly 150 machines built. The 6000 was a high-wing braced monoplane with a fuselage constructed of steel tube and covered in fabric. In keeping with its intended luxury market, the fully-enclosed cabin was insulated and soundproofed, and included wind-down windows. The basic model was priced at $12,000, but numerous options were offered that could nearly double that price; actor Wallace Beery's aircraft cost him $20,000 and was the most expensive Model 6000 built. In 2006, eight examples remained on the US civil register, with perhaps half of them actually flying.
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[edit] Specifications (6000B)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 7 in (14.81 m)
- Wing area: 282 ft² (26.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,608 lb (1,183 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,230 lb (1,919 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6-9, 300 hp (224 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h)
- Range: 550 miles (885 km)
- Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,880 m)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 288.
- Auliard, Gilles (April 2006). "Time Machine". Air Classics.
- airminded.net
- aviation-history.com
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