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The Lawson L-2 was a 1920s
The Lawson Air Line Company designed and built a series of large biplane airliners for use on its planned airline routes. The initial Lawson "Aerial Transport" Lawson C1 or T-1 was built early in 1919 to demonstrate that a large commercial passenger plane could be built. The L-1 was a single pilot, 10 passenger biplane with twin Liberty 400 hp pusher engines. It was followed by the Lawson C.2 or L-2. The L-2 was a tractor biplane also with 400 hp engines, capable of carrying 26 passengers, and piloted by two pilots, with differential controls.
Mr. Lawson took it on a 2000-mile multi-city tour to advocate commercial air travel.
Some sources state Mr. Lawson himself as the sole designer; others mention involvement of
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, designed and built by the Lawson Air Line Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Design and development
The Lawson Air Line Company designed and built a series of large biplane airliners for use on its planned airline routes. The initial Lawson "Aerial Transport" Lawson C1 or T-1 was built early in 1919 to demonstrate that a large commercial passenger plane could be built. The L-1 was a single pilot, 10 passenger biplane with twin Liberty 400 hp pusher engines. It was followed by the Lawson C.2 or L-2. The L-2 was a tractor biplane also with 400 hp engines, capable of carrying 26 passengers, and piloted by two pilots, with differential controls.
Mr. Lawson took it on a 2000-mile multi-city tour to advocate commercial air travel.
Some sources state Mr. Lawson himself as the sole designer; others mention involvement of Vincent Burnelli
Vincent Justus Burnelli (November 22, 1895 – June 22, 1964) was an American aeronautics engineer, instrumental in furthering the lifting body and flying wing concept.
Biography
Burnelli was born on November 22, 1895, in Temple, Texas. ...
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Operators
; * Lawson Airline CompanySpecifications (L-2)
See also
References
*External links
*{{cite journal , date=September 11, 1919 , title=The "Lawson" Aerial Transport , format=PDF , journal=Flight
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, volume=XI , issue=37 , id=No. 559 , pages=1220–1222 , url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%201218.html , access-date=January 12, 2011 Contemporary technical description of the Lawson C-1 and C-2 (early versions of the L-2) with scale drawings of the C-1 and photographs of the C-2.
1920s United States airliners
L-2
Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1920
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft