Eshelman FW-5

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Eshelman FW-5
RoleExperimental cabin monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Cheston L. Eshelman Company
Designer Cheston Lee Eshelman
First flight1942
Number built2

The Eshelman FW-5 was a 1940s American experimental cabin monoplane designed and built at Dundalk, Maryland by the Cheston L. Eshelman Company. [1]

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Design and development

The FW-5 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane, it had an unusual wing planform in which the wing centre-section was blended into the fuselage, this gave rise to the name The Wing. [1] It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was powered by a 325 hp (242 kW) Avco Lycoming flat-six piston engine. [1] The enclosed cabin had room for a pilot and three passengers. First flown in 1942 only two aircraft were built. [2]

Specifications

Data fromThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 1616
  2. "American airplanes: Ea - Ew". www.aerofiles.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

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