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The Wright-Bellanca WB-2, was a high wing monoplane aircraft designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, initially for Wright Aeronautical then later Columbia Aircraft Corp. Based on its all-wood forerunner, the Wright-Bellanca WB-1, only one was produced, variously named Columbia , Miss Columbia , and later Maple Leaf .
Bellanca used this new airfoil on the six-place WB-1 and WB-2, which were the first long range passenger planes. [4] On April 12–14, 1927, Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta set a new world's non-refueled endurance record of 51.5 hours in the Bellanca designed WB-2. [5] The WB-2 was renamed the Columbia, and later Miss Columbia.
AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft design and manufacturing company. Prior to 1983, it was known as the Bellanca Aircraft Company. [1] The company was founded in 1927 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, although it was preceded by previous businesses and partnerships in which aircraft with the Bellanca name were produced, including Wright-Bellanca, in which he was in ...
Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey. [1] It was the successor corporation to Wright-Martin . [ 1 ] It built aircraft and was a supplier of aircraft engines to other builders in the golden age of aviation. [ 1 ]
The "Miss Columbia" was the monoplane Wright-Bellanca WB-2 which Chamberlin would use to break the endurance record for flight in 1927 and later that same year make his famous trans-Atlantic flight. The plane was designed by Giuseppe Bellanca who had been commissioned by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to produce a plane for their new J-5 ...
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A Bellanca Senior Pacemaker "LN-ABO" pictured in Northern Norway late 1930s. The Bellanca 31-40 Senior Pacemaker and its derivatives were a family of a six- and eight-seat utility aircraft built in the United States in the late 1930s. They were the final revision of the original late 1920s Wright-Bellanca WB-2 design.
Data from, Aerofiles General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 5 (1,440 lb (650 kg)) Length: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) Wingspan: 45 ft (14 m) Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-4 Whirlwind 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed Performance Maximum speed: 115 kn (132 mph, 212 km/h) Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h) Stall speed: 39 kn (45 mph, 72 km/h) See also ...