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Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing
The Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing "Arrow" is an early biplane designed for air racing and commercial airmail service. Design The Biplane#Sesquiplane, Sesquiwing featured a quick change motor mount to accommodate a Curtiss C-6 or Curtiss OX-5 engine, and wheel Aircraft fairing, fairings for speed. Operational history A specially built PA-2 was flown by Jim Ray in the 1926 Ford National Reliability Air Tour. It placed second in a race for engines under 800 cubic inches displacement, then it had its engine swapped to an OX-5 for a race the next day, and again back to a Curtiss C-6 engine the next day to win the Detroit race. Specifications (Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing - C-6 engine) References Notes Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitcairn Pa-2 Sesquiwing Pitcairn aircraft, PA-02 1920s United States mailplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
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