Travel Air 1000

Travel Air 1000
Travel Air 1000 at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum
General information
Type	Single-engined Biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Travel Air
Status	Preserved
Number built	1
History
First flight	13 March 1925
Developed into	Travel Air 2000

The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed Travel Air Manufacturing Company of Wichita, Kansas. ^{[1] [2]} It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by Curtiss-Wright. ^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The Travel Air Company was formed in early 1925. The Travel Air 1000 was the first design by the company. A conventional biplane with two open cockpits in tandem, with the pilot at the rear. ^[1] It was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. ^[1] The Travel Air 1000 registered NC241 first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by Walter Beech. ^[2] With some minor changes it was developed into the Travel Air 2000. ^[1]

Aircraft on display

The Travel Air 1000 is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association and is on display at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee. ^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^{[2] [3]}

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
• Empty weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,050 lb (930 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 , 90 hp (67 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 96.5 mph (155.3 km/h, 83.9 kn)
• Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)
• Minimum control speed: 38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)
• Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi)

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 3014
2. Beechcraft Heritage Museum - 1924 Travel Air 1000
3. "Travel Air". www.aerofiles.com. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.