1920s American utility biplane aircraft
| Welch OW-1
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| Role
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Three-seat open biplane Type of aircraft
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| National origin
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United States
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| Manufacturer
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Orin Welch Aircraft Company
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| Designer
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Orin Moore Welch
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| First flight
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1927
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| Number built
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5
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The Welch OW-1 and the similar OW-2 were American three-seat open biplanes designed by Orin Welch in the late 1920s.[1]
The OW-1 was powered with a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 and the OW-2 was powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8A, both of which were water-cooled V-8 aero engines.[1]
Four OW-1s were built (NC817, NC4205, NC5105, NC6838), one of which was converted into the first of two OW-2s.[1] The first OW-2 was later modified into a 5 seater, before being destroyed in a hangar fire in November 1929. The second OW-2 was given the civil registration NC11142.[2][3][1]
Specifications
Data from [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (pilot)
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 , 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
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