Cox-Klemin XA-1

XA-1
Role	Ambulance Biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1923
Primary user	United States Army Air Service
Number built	2

The Cox-Klemin XA-1 was a 1920s American air ambulance biplane designed and built by the Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service, only two prototypes were built. ^[1]

Design and development

The XA-1 was designed as an ambulance aircraft to replace modified de Havilland DH.4 aircraft with the United States Army Air Service. ^[1] The XA-1 was a biplane powered by a 420 hp (313 kW) Liberty 12A engine with a fixed conventional landing gear, it had a crew of two and room for two stretchers. ^[1] Two prototype aircraft designated XA-1 (A-1 was the first allocation in the army air services ambulance designation system) were flown but no further aircraft were built. ^[1]

The aircraft gained fame for flying injured individuals to hospitals in the aftermath of the 1927 Rocksprings tornado . It was retired in 1932. ^[2]

Specifications (XA-1)

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 2 litters
• Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Liberty L-12A V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 420 hp (310 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 121 mph (195 km/h, 105 kn)

References

Notes

1. Andrade 1979, p. 30
2. "Famous Hospital Plane will Retire". Valley Morning Star. AP. 30 March 1932. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
3. Eckland, K.O. (9 November 2008). "American airplanes: Cl - Cr". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

Bibliography

• Andrade, John (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications. p. 171. ISBN   0-904597-22-9.