The Swallow TP was a
trainer aircraft produced by the
Swallow Airplane Company in the United States from 1928.
Design and construction
The TP was a simple and rugged biplane design with room for an instructor and student in tandem open cockpits. The fuselage was made from welded steel tubing, faired to shape and then fabric covered. The wings were typical of the day with Spruce spars, spruce & plywood ribs with fabric covering. Built to be easy to fly, and for ease of maintenance, the Swallow TP was quite popular with nearly 200 being built. Initially the TP was offered with the ubiquitous
Curtiss OX-5. Later, it was offered with a choice of a Siemens-Halske, Kinner, or Warner engines. Most customers opted for the OX-5 which was the cheapest.
Variants
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;TP
:Main production variant with a
Curtiss OX-5 engine, about 200 built.
;TP-K
:Production variant with a five-cylinder
Kinner K-5
The Kinner K-5 was a popular engine for light general and sport aircraft developed by Winfield B. 'Bert' Kinner. With the boom in civilian aviation after Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight the K-5 sold well. The K-5 was a rough running but ...
engine, 20 to 25 built.
;TP-W
:Production variant with a seven-cylinder
Warner Scarab
The Warner Scarab is an American seven-cylinder radial aircraft engine, that was manufactured by the Warner Aircraft Corporation of Detroit, Michigan in 1928 through to the early 1940s. In military service the engine was designated R-420.
Vari ...
engine, three built
;TP-Sh
:Production variant with seven-cylinder
Siemens-Halske Sh 14 engine.
Specifications (Swallow TP)
References
External links
{{commons category, Swallow TP
FAA Approved Type Certificate 105 Swallow TP
1920s United States civil trainer aircraft