The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed
Travel Air Manufacturing Company
The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas, United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman.
History
The company initially built a series of sporting and tr ...
of Wichita, Kansas.
It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by
Curtiss-Wright.
Design and development
The Travel Air Company was formed in early 1925. The Travel Air 1000 was the first design by the company. A conventional biplane with two open cockpits in tandem, with the pilot at the rear.
It was powered by a
Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a
conventional landing gear with a tailskid.
The Travel Air 1000
registered ''NC241'' first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by
Walter Beech.
With some minor changes it was developed into the
Travel Air 2000.
Aircraft on display
The Travel Air 1000 is owned by the
Experimental Aircraft Association and is on display at the
Beechcraft Heritage Museum in
Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Specifications
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Notes
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Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1925