Boeing Model 1
{{Short description|Floatplane by Boeing}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
|name=B & W Seaplane
|image= File:Boeing B&W.jpg
|caption=Replica of the Boeing B & W Seaplane at the Museum of Flight
|type=Seaplane
|manufacturer=Boeing
|designer=William Edward Boeing
George Conrad Westervelt
|first_flight=June 15, 1916Bowers, 1989, pg. 39
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|number_built=2
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|primary_user=New Zealand Flying School
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The Boeing Model 1, also known as the B & W Seaplane, was a United States single-engine biplane seaplane aircraft. It was the first Boeing product and carried the initials of its designers, William Boeing and Lt. Conrad Westervelt USN.
Design
The first B & W was completed in June 1916 at Boeing's boathouse hangar on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. It was made of wood, with wire bracing, and was linen-covered. It was similar to the Martin trainer aircraft that Boeing owned, but the B & W had better pontoons and a more powerful engine. The first B & W was named Bluebill, and the second was named Mallard. They first flew on June 15, 1916, and in November, respectively.
Operational history
The two B & Ws were offered to the United States Navy. When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale. On June 25, 1919, the B & W set a New Zealand altitude record of 6,500 feet. The B & Ws were later used for express and airmail deliveries, making New Zealand's first official airmail flight on December 16, 1919.
Former operators
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Specifications (B & W Seaplane)
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|ref=Boeing: History{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-and-w-seaplane.page |title=B & W Seaplane |access-date=2016-06-13 |publisher=Boeing}}
|prime units? = imp
|crew=2
|length m=8.38
|length ft=27
|length in=6
|span m=15.86
|span ft=52
|wing area sqm=53.9
|wing area sqft=580
|empty weight kg=953
|empty weight lb=2,100
|gross weight kg=1,272
|gross weight lb=2,800
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hall-Scott A-5 Straight-6 piston engine
|eng1 kw=93
|eng1 hp=125
|max speed kmh=121
|max speed mph=75
|cruise speed kmh=109
|cruise speed mph=67
|range km=518
|range miles=320
|climb rate ms=3.56
|climb rate ftmin=700
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References
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- Bowers, Peter M. Boeing aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1989. {{ISBN|0-85177-804-6}}.
External links
[https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3015/objects/27653/royal-mail-seaplane-in-raglan-harbour-1920 Photo of Boeing Model 1 in Raglan Harbour in 1920] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703183656/https://nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3015/objects/27653/royal-mail-seaplane-in-raglan-harbour-1920 |date=2020-07-03 }}
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