Boeing Model 8
| Model 8 | |
|---|---|
| Role | civil biplane |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| First flight | 24 May 1920 |
| Status | destroyed |
| Primary user | Herb Munter |
| Number built | 1 |
The Boeing Model 8 was an American biplane aircraft designed by Boeing specifically for their first test pilot, Herb Munter.
Development and design
The Model 8 design was inspired by the Ansaldo A.1 Balilla. The fuselage was covered in mahogany plywood, with a two-passenger forward cockpit and pilot rear cockpit, a seating configuration that would be the standard for all following three-seaters. The wing configuration and powerplant were similar to the Boeing Model 7.[1]
The Model 8 first flew in 1920, and was the first aircraft to fly over Mount Rainier. The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire in Kent, Washington in 1923.[2]
Specifications (variant)
Data from Bowers, 1989. pg. 54.
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three
- Wingspan: 44 ft 9 in ( m)
- Height: 10 ft 10 in ( m)
- Wing area: 465 ft2 ( m2)
- Empty weight: 1,652 lb ( kg)
- Gross weight: 2,632 lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott L-6, 200 hp ( kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (161 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
- Range: 450 miles (724 km)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft ( m)
References
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- Bowers, Peter M. Boeing aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.
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