Orenco IL-1

Orenco L-1
Role	Liaison biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Orenco
First flight	1919
Primary user	United States Army
Number built	2

The Orneco IL-1 was an American two-seat liaison biplane built for the United States Army by the Ordnance Engineering Corporation (Orenco).^[1] The Model E-2 was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty 12 engine and designated IL-1 (Infantry Liaison) by the Army.^[2] First flown in 1919 two aircraft were built and evaluated by the Army at McCook Field as P-147 and P-168 but the type did not enter production.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
• Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) ^[3]
• Wing area: 600 sq ft (56 m²) ^[3]
• Empty weight: 3,428 lb (1,555 kg) ^[3]
• Gross weight: 5,046 lb (2,289 kg) ^[3]
• Powerplant: 1 × Liberty 12 , 400 hp (300 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h; 113 kn) at sea level^[3]
• Range: 406 mi (353 nmi; 653 km) ^[3]
• Time to altitude: ^[3]
  
  • 14 minutes to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
  • 29 minutes to 15,000 ft (4,600 m)

References

Notes

1. "American airplanes - O". www.aerofiles.com. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
2. Andrade 1979, p. 129
3. Flight 1 April 1920, p. 366.

Bibliography

• Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 22 9.

• "Some "Orenco" (U.S.A.) Aeroplanes". Flight. Vol. XII no. 588. 1 April 1920. pp. 363–366.