| YC-19 Alpha | |
|---|---|
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| Northrop Y1C-19 | |
| Role | Transport |
| Manufacturer | Northrop |
| Designer | John K. Northrop |
| First flight | 1930 as Northrop Alpha |
| Primary user | US Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 3[1] |
| Variants | Northrop Alpha |
The Northrop C-19 Alpha was a series of three aircraft purchased from Northrop by the US Army Air Corps in 1931. They were slightly modified versions of the civil Northrop Alpha Type 2.[1] The major difference between the C-19s and the Alphas was that the civilian version carried a pilot and six passengers while the Army version carried a pilot and four passengers. One aircraft, the last of the three purchased, crashed between Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia on Sunday, March 19, 1933, killing its pilot and two passengers.[citation needed] The other aircraft were used for several more years until being sent to training schools as subjects for maintenance and repair classes.
Design and development[]
The YC-19 aircraft were Northrop Alpha 4s supplied for evaluation to the USAAC. No production oders was given.[1]
Variants[]
- YC-19
- one aircraft, previously an Alpha 4, serial numbers 31-516[2]
- Y1C-19
- two aircraft, serial numbers 31-517 to 31-518,[2] Pratt & Whitney R-1340-11 engine[3]
Operators[]
Specifications (YC-19)[]
Data from "Janes all the Worlds Aircraft" - 1931, page 303c
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: four passengers
- Length: 28 ft 5 in (8.66 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft 10 in (12.75 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Max. takeoff weight: 4,700 lb (2,136 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-7 Wasp radial, 450 hp (336 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 mph (272 km/h)
- Range: 650 miles (1,040 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,792 m)
See also[]
- C-16 - C-17 - C-18 - C-19 - C-20 - C-21 - C-22
- Northrop Alpha
- List of military aircraft of the United States
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Military Aircraft Since 1909" by F. G. Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers (Putnam New York, ISBN 0-85177-816-X) 1964, 596 pp.
- ↑ "U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946" by James C. Fahey, 1946, 64pp.
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