Remington Burnelli RB-2

RB-2
Role	Biplane freighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Burnelli
Designer	Vincent Burnelli
First flight	1924
Number built	1
Developed from	Burnelli RB-1

The Remington Burnelli RB-2 was a 1920s American twin-engined biplane freighter or airliner, designed by Vincent Burnelli with a lifting body fuselage. At the time it was the world's largest commercial freighter. It was the first aircraft to carry a motor car inside its fuselage.

Design and development

The RB-2 was based on the earlier RB-1 airliner, it had improved control surfaces and was powered by two 650 hp Galloway Atlantic piston engines. ^[1] It had a corrugated metal construction with a dural skin giving it an empty weight of 5 tons. ^[1] The passenger cabin could be fitted with 25 seats or used for freight. ^[1]

In 1925 the aircraft was used by the Hudson Motor Car Company as a flying showroom for the Essex automobile. ^[2]

Specifications

Data from "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner" 1926, p.506, and as noted

General characteristics

• Length: 134 ft 6 in (41 m)
• Wingspan: 78 ft (24 m)
• Wing area: 1,517 sq ft (140.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 9,450 lb (4,286 kg)
• Gross weight: 15,600 lb (7,076 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Galloway Atlantic ^[3] liquid cooled, 12-cylinder V engine, 500 hp (370 kW) each

Notes

References

1. "AeroFiles - Burnelli aircraft". www.aerofiles.com. October 13, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
2. David Noland (November 1, 1989). "The Burnelli Controversy". Air & Space Magazine.
3. Munson 1982, p.17

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
• Levy, Howard; Riding, Richard (March 1980). "Burnelli's Lifting Fuselages". Aeroplane Monthly . Vol. 8, no. 3. pp. 144–148. ISSN   0143-7240.
• Munson, Kenneth (1982). U.S. commercial aircraft . Jane's. p.  17. ISBN   9780710601209.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1993). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.
• "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner". Aviation. April 5, 1926. p. 506.
• "The Remington-Burnelli "Airliner" twin-engine commercial biplane". Flight . No. 28 June 1921. p. 581.
• "AeroFiles - Burnelli aircraft" . Retrieved March 13, 2011.