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CallAir A
The Call-Air Model A is an American two- to three-seat utility aircraft designed by the Call brothers and built by the Call Aircraft Company, later developed into a successful line of agricultural aircraft. Design and development The Model A was designed by the Call family, who were Wyoming ranchers. The aircraft was ready to be produced in 1940 but the start of World War II delayed the start of production to 1946. The family had formed the Call Aircraft Company (known as Call-Air) to produce the aircraft. The prototype Model A was powered by a Continental A-80 engine but was redesignated the Model A-1 when re-engined with an Avco Lycoming O-235-A engine. A United States type certificate was awarded in July 1944 and the production model was designated the Model A-2. The Model A-2 was a two-seat braced low-wing monoplane with fabric-covered wooden wings and fabric-covered welded steel tube. It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Further models were introduced with different engines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Aircraft Company
The Call Aircraft Company (CAC or CallAir) was established by Reuel Call in 1939 at Afton, Wyoming, to build a touring aircraft of his own design. History The Call Aircraft Company hoped to advance the development of its CallAir Model A to the point of starting production in 1940, but the start of World War II delayed their plans, with the factory operating as an aircraft repair facility for the duration of the conflict. The company was able to continue doing research and development on the Model A, earning a type certificate in July 1944, with the future production model was designated the Model A-2. CallAir started production of the Model A-2 in late 1945, but first it had to obtain the raw materials. That same year it purchased the inventory of materials from Interstate Aircraft and Engineering as supplies of steel tubing, engines, instruments, fittings, etc had been diverted to those companies with government contracts during the war. Rights to both models of the Interstate Cad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avco Lycoming O-360-A1A
The Lycoming O-360 is a family of four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engines. Engines in the O-360 series produce between , with the basic O-360 producing . The engine family has been installed in thousands of aircraft, including the Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee/Archer, Grumman Tiger, and many home-built types. It has a factory rated time between overhaul (TBO) of 2000 hours or twelve years. O-360 family engines are also widely used in airboats, most notably in the Hurricane Aircats used by the US Army during the Vietnam War. The first O-360 certified was the A1A model, certified on 20 July 1955 to United States CAR 13 effective March 5, 1952 as amended by 13-1 and 13-2. The Lycoming IO-390 is an O-360 which has had its cylinder bore increased by , developing . Series The O-360 family of engines comprises 167 different models with 12 different prefixes. All have a displacement and bore and stroke. * O-360 carbureted series * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low-wing Aircraft
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplane (aeronautics), multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing configuration and is the simplest to build. However, during the early years of flight, these advantages were offset by its greater weight and lower manoeuvrability, making it relatively rare until the 1930s. Since then, the monoplane has been the most common form for a fixed-wing aircraft. Characteristics Support and weight The inherent efficiency of the monoplane is best achieved in the cantilever wing, which carries all structural forces internally. However, to fly at practical speeds the wing must be made thin, which requires a heavy structure to make it strong and stiff enough. External Bracing (aeronautics), bracing can be used to improve structural efficiency, reducing weight and cost. For a wing of a given size, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s United States Civil Utility Aircraft
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. * First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensenich
Sensenich Propeller, founded in 1932, is an American manufacturer of wood, metal and composite propellers for certified, homebuilt and ultralight aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as airboats. The company headquarters is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 85. BAI Communications. "Propeller, Fixed-pitch, Sensenich Brothers," , Smithsonian Institution ...
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Lycoming O-290
The Lycoming O-290 is a dual-ignition, four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine. It was first run in 1939, and entered production three years later. A common variant of the type is the O-290-G, a single-ignition model which was designed to drive a generator as part of a ground power unit. Variants Civil models ;O-290 :Base model engine certified 27 July 1942. at 2450 rpm, 6.25:1 compression ratio, dry weight ;O-290-A :Certified 27 July 1942. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-AP :Certified 21 July 1944. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-B :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight . ;O-290-C :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental W-670-240
The Continental R-670 (factory designation W670) was a seven-cylinder four-stroke radial aircraft engine produced by Continental displacing 668 cubic inches (11 litres) and a dry weight of . Horsepower varied from 210 to 240 at 2,200 rpm. The engine was the successor to Continental's first radial engine, the 170 hp Continental A-70. This engine was used on many aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. The R-670 was widely used in the PT-17 Stearman primary training aircraft of the U.S. military.Gunston 1989, p.42. In addition to being used in aircraft, the R-670 was used in a number of light armored vehicles of World War II. Variants ''Data from:'' Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938 Variants of the W670 included: ;W670-K:carburetor, 5.4:1 compression, 65 Octane, front exhausts and ;W670-L:carburetor, 5.4:1 compression, 73 Octane, rear exhausts and ;W670-M:carburetor, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, front exhausts and ;W670-N:carburetor, 6.1:1 compression, 80 Octane, rear exhaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Dusting
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''vest'' in Romanian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maarav) 'west' from עֶרֶב (erev) 'evening'. West is sometimes abbreviated as W. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avco Lycoming O-290-D2
The Lycoming O-290 is a dual-ignition, four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine. It was first run in 1939, and entered production three years later. A common variant of the type is the O-290-G, a single-ignition model which was designed to drive a generator as part of a ground power unit. Variants Civil models ;O-290 :Base model engine certified 27 July 1942. at 2450 rpm, 6.25:1 compression ratio, dry weight ;O-290-A :Certified 27 July 1942. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-AP :Certified 21 July 1944. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-B :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight . ;O-290-C :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1940: Events * The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation absorbs the Hall Aluminum Aircraft Corporation. * Transcontinental and Western Air inaugurates the world's first in-flight audio entertainment for airline passengers, who have individual receivers with which to listen to commercial radio broadcasts. January * The Soviets use observation balloons to pinpoint the locations of Finnish artillery emplacements and bunkers during the month, which is a static period of the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland. The Soviet Air Force engages in almost continuous bombardment of Finnish ground positions. * The German ''Luftwaffe''s chief of intelligence, Colonel Josef "Beppo" Schmid, reports that the British Royal Air Force and French Air Force are "clearly inferior in strength and armament in comparison to the ''Luftwaffe''," that even an entry into World War II by the United States would not alone improve the status of Allied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental C-125-2
The Continental C115, C125 and C140 aircraft engines were manufactured by Continental Motors in the 1940s, all sharing the US military designation O-280. These engines feature a flat-6 configuration and produce 115 hp (86 kW) 125 hp (93 kW) or 140 hp (104 kW) respectively. The C115 was in production from 1945 to 1951, the C125 was in production from 1945 to 1952, and the C140 from 1945 to 1946. The C125 has the same crankcase as the Continental C145, although the engines differ in stroke, compression ratio and carburetor jetting. The C125 features a cast iron camshaft and hydraulic tappets.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 60-62. TAB Books, 1983. Applications C125 * Aero-Flight Streak * Baumann Brigadier * Call-Air A-3 * Globe Swift * Grumman Tadpole * Hockaday Comet * SAI KZ VII * Meyers MAC 125 * Miles Gemini The Miles M.65 Gemini was a British twin-engined four-seat touring aircraft designed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avco Lycoming O-290-a
The Lycoming O-290 is a dual-ignition, four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine. It was first run in 1939, and entered production three years later. A common variant of the type is the O-290-G, a single-ignition model which was designed to drive a generator as part of a ground power unit. Variants Civil models ;O-290 :Base model engine certified 27 July 1942. at 2450 rpm, 6.25:1 compression ratio, dry weight ;O-290-A :Certified 27 July 1942. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-AP :Certified 21 July 1944. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight with SR4L-8 or N-8 magnetos, with N-20 or N-21 magnetos. ;O-290-B :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous, at 2800 rpm for 5 minutes, 6.5:1 compression ratio, dry weight . ;O-290-C :Certified 22 January 1943. at 2600 rpm continuous, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
