International Sportsman
| F-17 Sportsman | |
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| Role | Three-seat biplane |
| Manufacturer | International Aircraft |
| First flight | 1920s |
| Number built | 20+ |
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The International F-17 Sportsman was a 1920s American three-seat open-cockpit biplane designed and manufactured by the International Aircraft Corporation in Long Beach California and Cincinnati, Ohio. 107 aircraft were built, 77 of them at Cincinnati.
Variants
Data from:[1]
- F-17 Sportsman
- powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled V-8 or 100–120 hp (75–89 kW) Dayton Bear air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line engine.
- F-17H Sportsman
- powered by, 180 hp (130 kW) Wright-Hisso E, Siemens-Halske, Dayton Bear or Curtiss K-6 engines.
- F-17H Mailman
- A single seat air mail carrier / cargo version of the 17H.
- F-17W Sportsman
- powered by a 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) Wright J-5
Specifications (F-17)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2, 660 lb (300 kg) payload
- Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h; 85 kn)
- Cruise speed: 82 mph (71 kn; 132 km/h)
- Never exceed speed: 35 mph (30 kn; 56 km/h)
- Range: 325 mi (282 nmi; 523 km)
References
- 1 2 Eckland, K.O. (13 November 2008). "Northa American aircra 1903-2003". aerofiles. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Further reading
- The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis Publications. p. 2213.
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