Continental KB-1

Last updated
KB-1
Rolereconnaissance
National origin United States
Manufacturer Continental Aircraft Corporation
Designer Vincent Justus Burnelli
Introduction1916
Number built1

The Continental KB-1, also known as KB-1 Military Biplane or KB-1 Continental Pusher, is an early design developed by the engineer Vincent Burnelli. [1]

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Development

The KB-1 was Burnelli's second production aircraft after his Burnelli-Carisi Biplane. Burnelli's KB-1 tandem pusher biplane was a somewhat conventional design compared to his future lifting-body designs. [2] The aircraft, developed for a U.S. Air Service reconnaissance contact was not awarded a production contract despite successful demonstration flights by test pilot Bert Acosta over New York at temperatures as low as −11 °F. [3] [4]

Design

The KB-1 is a tandem seat pusher biplane with open cockpits. The tail is supported with two steel tube booms. The landing gear used a four-wheel arrangement using Ackerman wheels[ clarification needed ] with "tusks" that dig into the ground for braking. The wings are set without stagger or dihedral. The fuselage is constructed of mahogany veneer. [5]

Specifications (KB-1)

Data from AAHS Journal,Aerial Age

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Wood, Richard M. (2003). "The Contributions of Vincent Justus Burnelli" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. Kent A. Mitchell (Spring 1997). "Burnelli and his lifting-body transports". AAHS Journal: 2.
  3. "Continental Pusher Biplane". Aviation: 35. 1 February 1918.
  4. Joshua Stoff. Long Island Aircraft Manufacturers. p. 46.
  5. "The Continental Pusher Biplane". Aerial Age: 696. 31 December 1917.