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The Swallow Airplane Swallow is an American-built general purpose biplane of the mid- to late 1920s.
Source : Aerofiles
;New Swallow : 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5, about 50 built 1924-1926
;Swallow OX-5 : 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5, with USA-27 airfoil and cabane N-struts, about 250 built from 1927
;Swallow J-5 : 225 h.p. Wright J-5, fitted with metal propeller, brakes, larger fuel tank and custom paint. Unknown number built and modified from 1928.
;Hisso Swallow : 150 hp Hisso A, unknown numbers built from 1928.
Aerofiles: Specifications and images of Swallows
*{{cite book, last=Ogden, first=Bob, title=Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, year=2007, isbn=978-0-85130-385-7 1920s United States civil utility aircraft Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1924 Conventional landing gear
Development
The Swallow Airplane Manufacturing Co was formed in 1923 to take over the business of the E.M. Laird Aviation Co. of Wichita, Kansas and set up its factory there. In 1924, the New Swallow three-seat biplane was introduced, which differed from the earlier Laird-Swallow in having a cowled engine, split axle undercarriage and single-bay wings.Aerofiles About 50 examples were produced until the design was enhanced in 1926. The initial price was $3,500 reducing to $2,485 in late 1926. The Swallow OX-5, designed by Waverly Stearman, was introduced in 1927 and was the first Swallow to be built under an official ATC. This used a USA-27 airfoil and cabane N-struts. The Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled engine of the New Swallow was retained. About 250 examples were built. Whilst in commercial service, many Swallows were fitted with higher powered engines including the 225 hp Wright J-5, and later the Continental R-670.Operational history
The three-seat Swallow found ready use in the hands of small commercial firms and with the newly founded regional airlines including Varney Air Lines, who used them to carry U.S. mails on the recently created Air Mail routes. After the fitment in later years of more powerful engines, a few remain in service including an example at the Wittman Regional Airport inOshkosh, Wisconsin
Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh.
History
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Variants
Source : Aerofiles
;New Swallow : 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5, about 50 built 1924-1926
;Swallow OX-5 : 90 h.p. Curtiss OX-5, with USA-27 airfoil and cabane N-struts, about 250 built from 1927
;Swallow J-5 : 225 h.p. Wright J-5, fitted with metal propeller, brakes, larger fuel tank and custom paint. Unknown number built and modified from 1928.
;Hisso Swallow : 150 hp Hisso A, unknown numbers built from 1928.
Specifications (New Swallow)
See also
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Design and operation
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Aerofiles: Specifications and images of Swallows
*{{cite book, last=Ogden, first=Bob, title=Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, year=2007, isbn=978-0-85130-385-7 1920s United States civil utility aircraft Biplanes Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1924 Conventional landing gear