Remington Burnelli RB-2
| RB-2 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Biplane freighter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Burnelli |
| Designer | Vincent Burnelli |
| First flight | 1924 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Burnelli RB-1 |
The Remington Burnelli RB-2 was a 1920s American twin-engined biplane freighter or airliner, designed by Vincent Burnelli with a lifting body fuselage. At the time it was the world's largest commercial freighter. It was the first aircraft to carry a motor car inside its fuselage.
Design and development
[edit]The RB-2 was based on the earlier RB-1 airliner, it had improved control surfaces and was powered by two 650 hp Galloway Atlantic piston engines.[1] It had a corrugated metal construction with a dural skin giving it an empty weight of 5 tons.[1] The passenger cabin could be fitted with 25 seats or used for freight.[1]
In 1925 the aircraft was used by the Hudson Motor Car Company as a flying showroom for the Essex automobile.[2]
Specifications
[edit]Data from "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner" 1926, p.506, and as noted
General characteristics
- Length: 134 ft 6 in (41 m)
- Wingspan: 78 ft (24 m)
- Wing area: 1,517 sq ft (140.9 m2)
- Empty weight: 9,450 lb (4,286 kg)
- Gross weight: 15,600 lb (7,076 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Galloway Atlantic[3] liquid cooled, 12-cylinder V engine, 500 hp (370 kW) each
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "AeroFiles - Burnelli aircraft". www.aerofiles.com. October 13, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ David Noland (November 1, 1989). "The Burnelli Controversy". Air & Space Magazine.
- ^ Munson 1982, p.17
Bibliography
[edit]- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Levy, Howard; Riding, Richard (March 1980). "Burnelli's Lifting Fuselages". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 8, no. 3. pp. 144–148. ISSN 0143-7240.
- Munson, Kenneth (1982). U.S. commercial aircraft. Jane's. p. 17. ISBN 9780710601209.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1993). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing.
- "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner". Aviation. April 5, 1926. p. 506.
- "The Remington-Burnelli "Airliner" twin-engine commercial biplane". Flight. No. 28 June 1921. p. 581.
- "AeroFiles - Burnelli aircraft". Retrieved March 13, 2011.