Boeing Model 8
{{Short description|Biplane by Boeing}}
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The Boeing Model 8, a.k.a. BB-L6, was an American biplane aircraft designed by Boeing specifically for their test pilot, Herb Munter.
Development and design
The Model 8 design was inspired by the Ansaldo A.1 Balilla. The fuselage was covered in mahogany plywood, with a two-passenger forward cockpit and pilot rear cockpit, a seating configuration that would be the standard for all following three-seaters. The wing configuration and powerplant were similar to the Boeing Model 7.Bowers, 1989. pg. 54.
The Model 8 first flew in 1920, and was the first aircraft to fly over Mount Rainier. The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire in Kent, Washington in 1923.Bowers, 1989. pg. 54.
Specifications (BB-L6)
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|crew=one
|capacity=three
|length in=3
|span ft=44
|span in=9
|height ft=10
|height in=10
|wing area sqft=465
|empty weight lb=1,652
|gross weight lb=2,632
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Hall-Scott L-6
|eng1 hp=200
|max speed kmh=161
|max speed mph=100
|cruise speed kmh=145
|cruise speed mph=90
|range km=724
|range miles=450
|ceiling ft=15,000
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References
- Bowers, Peter M. Boeing aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1989. {{ISBN|0-85177-804-6}}.
External links
- [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/boeing8.html Boeing Model 8 (BB-L6) (Russian)]
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Category:1920s United States civil utility aircraft
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Category:Aircraft first flown in 1920
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