Lincoln Standard L.S.5

The Lincoln Standard L.S.5 was a modification of the Standard J biplane to accommodate 5 passengers marketed by the Lincoln Aircraft Company (later the Lincoln-Page Aircraft Co.).

Design and development

The L.S.5 was a modification to the Standard J Biplane. The aircraft featured an engine upgrade to from the original Curtiss OX-5 engine and a modification to the fuselage to seat four passengers in an unusually deep open cockpit layout with side-by-side configuration seating facing each other.

Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza purchased and flew a L.S.5, named "Excelsior", making flights that earned him the reputation of "The Lindbergh of Mexico" in 1927. It crashed on July 12, 1928, killing Carranza, on a return flight from New York.Check-Six.com - "The Lindbergh of Mexico"
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Specifications (L.S.5)

See also

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Biplanes