Wittemann-Lewis Training Tractor

Training Tractor
General information
Type	Military training biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company
Number built	1
History
First flight	1918

The Wittemann-Lewis Training Tractor (sometimes referred to as the T-T) is an American two-seat military training biplane designed and built by the Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company. ^{[1] [2]}

Design

The Training Tractor was designed as a military training biplane, a conventional tractor biplane with two-open cockpits in tandem. ^[1] It had a square section fuselage and a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. ^[1] The Training Tractor was powered by a 70 hp (52 kW) Hall-Scott A-7 engine mounted in the nose. ^[1] It was not ordered into production.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
• Height: 11 ft 6.5 in (3.52 m)
• Wing area: 400 sq ft (27.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,560 lb (708 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,165 lb (982 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott A-7 , 70 hp (52 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 74 mph (119 km/h, 64 kn)
• Stall speed: 38 mph (61 km/h, 33 kn)
• Endurance: 3 hours 0 minutes
• Rate of climb: 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)

References

Notes

1. "The Witteman-Lewis Training Tractor". Flight : 246. 15 March 1917.
2. "American airplanes: Wh - Wy". www.aerofiles.com. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2011.