Curtiss-Wright CA-1
{{Short description|American biplane amphibian designed by Frank Courtney}}
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The Curtiss CA-1 (sometimes known as the Commuter or the Courtney Amphibian) was an American five-seat biplane amphibian designed by Frank Courtney and built by Curtiss-Wright at St Louis, Missouri.
Design and development
Designed by the British test pilot Frank Courtney, the CA-1 was a five-seat amphibian. The CA-1 was powered by a {{convert|365|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Wright 975E-1 radial, cowled and fitted into the leading edge of the top wing driving - through an extension shaft - a pusher propeller. It had a tricycle amphibian landing gear and an enclosed cabin for the pilot and passengers. Only three aircraft were built, and they were all sold in Japan, designated Curtiss-Wright LXC (Navy Experimental Type C Amphibious Transport) by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.{{Cite web| url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ijnaf-aircraft-other.htm | title=Japanese Navy Aircraft}}
Specifications
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|ref=Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947{{cite book |last1=Bowers |first1=Peter M. |title=Curtiss aircraft, 1907-1947 |date=1979 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0370100298 |pages=396–397}}
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|capacity=four passengers
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|height ft=12
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|airfoil=NACA 2412{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}
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|empty weight lb=2980
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|gross weight lb=4650
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Wright R-975E-1 Whirlwind
|eng1 type=9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
|eng1 hp=365
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch pusher propeller
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|max speed mph=151
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|cruise speed mph=125
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|range miles=550
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|ceiling ft=14000
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|climb rate ftmin=835
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See also
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References
=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
- [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%202856.html "Anglo-US Experiment"] Flight 14 October 1937
- [http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1934/1934%20-%200819.PDF "Latest Curtiss-Wright Amphibian"] Flight 9 August 1934. p821
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External links
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{{Japanese Navy short aircraft designations}}
Category:1930s United States civil utility aircraft
Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft