The International F-18 Air Coach was a 1920s
American
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biplane transport that was designed and manufactured by the
International Aircraft Corporation in
Long Beach, California
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. The company stopped manufacturing F-18's by 1928 and sold its rights to the aircraft in 1931.
Only six F-18's were ever built. One these aircraft, ''Miss Hollydale'', was entered to fly in the 1927
Dole Air Race
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between Northern California and Hawaii, but the pilot withdrew from the competition before it began.
The F-18 initially had a cabin for four passengers and an open
cockpit
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with side-by-side seating for a pilot and a fifth passenger. Later versions had an enclosed cabin. It was furnished with seat covers made by Cincinnati Auto Specialty Company.
Operators
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Airads
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Burdette Airlines
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Coast Airlines
Specifications (F-18)
References
Notes
Bibliography
* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2213
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1920s United States civil utility aircraft
Biplanes