LWF T-3

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The LWF T-3 was an American eight-passenger transport biplane built for the United States Army Air Service by the Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company.^[1] Designated T-3 by the Army it was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty 12A engine.^[2] It had an open cockpit for the pilot and an enclosed cabin for eight passengers.^[1] Only one T-3 was built and delivered to the Army in 1923, it was later designated XT-3 and used as an engine test bed.^[1] A further nine T-3s on order were cancelled and not built.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 8 passengers
Length: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Liberty 12A , 400 hp (300 kW)

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "American airplanes - Lo - Lu". www.aerofiles.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
↑ Andrade 1979, p. 163

Bibliography

Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 22 9.

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