__NOTOC__ The Burgess Model H was an early United States airplane and one of the first air machines specifically designed and built for military use.

History

Classified as the "Model H military tractor", it was developed and built in 1912 by Burgess Company and Curtis, which in 1914 became the Burgess Company. Powered by a 70 hp Renault engine with the

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in the tractor configuration, the

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trainer had tandem open

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s after a redesign in 1914 by Grover Loening, then a civilian engineer with the U.S. Army. Loening was the first person to receive an advanced engineering degree in aeronautics, from Columbia University in 1910, and later was a founding member of both

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and

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. The Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps purchased its initial Burgess Model H as Signal Corps No. 9 in August 1912, then five more of the Loening design for the

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at North Field, California between November 1913 and July 1914. They were the 24th through 28th aircraft acquired by the Army. A seventh Model H went to the U.S. Navy, where it was known first as the D-2 and later as the AB-7 (Heavier-than-air/flying boat, model 7).

Operators

; * United States Army * United States Navy

Specifications

References

* {{cite book , last= Taylor , first= Michael J. H. , title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation , year=1989 , publisher=Studio Editions , location=London , page=216
Burgess Company airplanes, Aerofiles

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Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes 1910s United States military trainer aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1912