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The International F-17 Sportsman was a 1920s
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three-seat open-cockpit biplane designed and manufactured by the International Aircraft Corporation in Long Beach, California and Cincinnati, Ohio. 107 aircraft were built, 77 of them at Cincinnati.
In 1928, a Sportsman won the "On to Dallas" race.
Variants
''Data from:'' ;F-17 Sportsman:powered by aCurtiss OX-5
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water-cooled V-8 or Dayton Bear air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line engine.
;F-17H Sportsman: powered by, Wright-Hisso E
The Hispano-Suiza 8 was a water-cooled
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, Siemens-Halske, Dayton Bear or Curtiss K-6
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Design and development
Designed by Charles B. Kirkham and first tested in 1916, the K ...
engines.
;F-17H Mailman: A single seat air mail carrier / cargo version of the 17H.
;F-17W Sportsman:powered by a Wright J-5
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Operators
; * Airads * Anderson Airlines * Cherry-Red Airlines * Crescent Air Services * Galt Union High SchoolSpecifications (F-17)
References
Further reading
* {{cite book , title=The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft , publisher=Orbis Publications , location=London, page=2213 1920s United States civil utility aircraft Biplanes