Pitcairn Aircraft Company
Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5
Pitcairn Aircraft Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5
Role Mail carrier and sport
National origin United States
Manufacturer Pitcairn Aircraft Company
Designer Agnew E. Larsen
First flight 1927
Introduction 1927
Primary user United States Post Office Department
Number built 106
Developed from Pitcairn PA-4 Fleetwing II
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History Pitcairn Aircraft Company
Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5
The Pitcairn Mailwing family was a series of American mail carrier and three-seat sport utility biplane aircraft produced from 1927 to 1931.
IThe Pitcairn Mailwings were developed to carry air mail for the United States Post Office Department. Of simple and robust construction, they had relatively benign flying characteristics. They were constructed using chrome-moly steel tube and square-section spruce spars with spruce and plywood built-up ribs. The fuselage was faired using wooden formers and covered with fabric. The tail sections were built up from steel tube and fabric-covered. The Pitcairn Mailwing had a ground-adjustable fin and in-flight adjustable tailplane. The undercarriage was of outrigger type with Oleo-Spring shock absorbers and disc brakes on the mainwheels. All versions looked very similar and changes were minor, with several fuselage extensions being the most obvious..
Variants
Data from: Aerofiles : Pitcairn
- PA-5 - original production version of 1927 with Wright J-5-9 engine; ATC 18 (32 built)
- PA-5 Mailwing - mail carrier version
- PA-5 Sport Mailwing - sport version with seats for two passengers
- PA-6 - 1928 production version with Wright J-5-9 engine; ATC 2-22 (early), 92 (late) (53 built)
- PA-6 Super Mailwing - mail carrier version
- PA-6B Super Mailwing - (1 converted from PA-6)
- PA-6 Sport Mailwing - sport version with seats for two passengers
- PA-6 Super Mailwing - mail carrier version
- PA-7 - 1929 production version with Wright J-6 engine; ATC 196
- PA-7A Sport Mailwing
- PA-7M Super Mailwing - mail carrier version (12 built)
- PA-7S Super Sport Mailwing (15 built)
- PA-8 - 1930 production version with Wright J-6 engine; ATC 364
- PA-8M Super Mailwing - mail carrier version (6 built)
PA-6 Super Mailwing NC15307 at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
- PA-8M Super Mailwing - mail carrier version (6 built)
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Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5
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General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Capacity: mail compartment 40 cu ft (1.1 m3) / 550 lb (250 kg) payload
- Length: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
- Upper wingspan: 33 ft (10 m)
- Lower wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Height: 9 ft 6.5 in (2.908 m)
- Wing area: 243.5 sq ft (22.62 m2)
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- Empty weight: 1,820 lb (826 kg)
- Gross weight: 3,050 lb (1,383 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 60 US gal 230 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6 Whirlwind 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 220 hp (160 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Standard steel propeller
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 mph (240 km/h
- Landing speed: 92 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 112 mph (180 km/h,
- Stall speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, (PA-5)
- Range: 520 mi (840 km, 450 nmi)
- Service ceiling: (5,500 m) (PA-5)
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The Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing was designed to carry air mail along the routes of the eastern United States. Efficient and economical, it helped build the route structure for what would ultimately become Eastern Air Lines.
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Pitcairn Mailwing PA-5
The Mailwing NC-2895 was built in 1927 and was the prototype for a series of Pitcairn mail planes.
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The Mailwing NC-2895 was built in 1927 and was the prototype for a series of Pitcairn mail planes.
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