cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
Probably the Scoring Pylon pictured here. And the Bee Gee even qualified for this thread!
source National Air Races begin in US
source National Air Races begin in US
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special ed
1st Lieutenant
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Tri motor single seat - if that's the cockpit in the rear, must have been difficult to judge landings.
Another pic of the XP-10: it was taken on charge at Wright Field on 30 April 1930 and dropped to Class 25 at Chanute on 6 October 1931. Experimental aircraft had a short life in those days!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That's what airplanes should look like.
1924 Boeing XCO-7A s/n 23-109; company blurb says it was a two-seat observation aircraft developed from the DH.4M1, which considering the "DH.4M" marking on the rudder seems to be the case, even if 'developed' might be stretching things a bit.
Span was 45ft upper wing and 41ft 2in lower with a length of 29ft 2in, height of 10ft 8in and wing area 440sq ft. Power was derived from a 420hp Liberty V12 driving a 10ft propeller. Fuel 110 gallons, gross weight 4665lb, top speed 122mph and range 420 miles with a 13,050ft ceiling.
Span was 45ft upper wing and 41ft 2in lower with a length of 29ft 2in, height of 10ft 8in and wing area 440sq ft. Power was derived from a 420hp Liberty V12 driving a 10ft propeller. Fuel 110 gallons, gross weight 4665lb, top speed 122mph and range 420 miles with a 13,050ft ceiling.
Curtiss PW-8 (Wright Field type P364) s/n 23-1203 was delivered to McCook Field on 9 September 1934. It was involved in a fly-off with the Boeing PW-9, which proved to be more reliable and manoeuvrable. The PW-8's surface radiator cooling system also leaked excessively and was seen as more risky to gunfire in combat.
The aircraft was modified into a PW-8A (Wright Field type P364, cost $10,966) on 31 December 1924, and further to a PW-8B on 31 January 1925; the latter with more conventional radiator cooling.
The aircraft was wrecked 1 mile north-northeast of McCook Field on 20 March 1925 while being flown by Lt Frank O'D Hunter (he had been engaged in combat practice) and surveyed 1 May with 67 hrs 33 minutes of airframe time.
The aircraft was modified into a PW-8A (Wright Field type P364, cost $10,966) on 31 December 1924, and further to a PW-8B on 31 January 1925; the latter with more conventional radiator cooling.
The aircraft was wrecked 1 mile north-northeast of McCook Field on 20 March 1925 while being flown by Lt Frank O'D Hunter (he had been engaged in combat practice) and surveyed 1 May with 67 hrs 33 minutes of airframe time.
Good shots!
Douglas O-46A s/n 35-201 was delivered to the 2nd Air Corps Area Detachment at Mitchel Field on 2 November 1936 and crashed just off Manhattan Beach following an engine failure on take-off from Floyd Bennett Field on 16 October 1937; 1/Lt RL Stephens and his observer were uninjured and picked up by Harbour Patrol boats. These photos show the recovery effort.
The aircraft was sent to the Middletown Air Depot on 17 November and repaired at a cost of $2570 labour, $4977 in materials and a further $1131 in 'overheads' ($199,394 total in 2025 value). It was returned to the Mitchel Field Detachment on 28 July 1938 but was sadly lost in another accident (this time near the Oneida Lake settlement of South Bay) on 23 September the same year. Captain MC Harper was the sole occupant and was killed.
The aircraft was sent to the Middletown Air Depot on 17 November and repaired at a cost of $2570 labour, $4977 in materials and a further $1131 in 'overheads' ($199,394 total in 2025 value). It was returned to the Mitchel Field Detachment on 28 July 1938 but was sadly lost in another accident (this time near the Oneida Lake settlement of South Bay) on 23 September the same year. Captain MC Harper was the sole occupant and was killed.
Niceoldguy58
Airman
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Sabrejet, great pics. Can you tell me the source?
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
Most of the Production of B-7's in one Picture
And an O-35
Source Army Air Corps & Army Air Service – The Jive Bomber
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cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
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cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
And the last Fighter Biplanes acquired by the USAAF 2-seat Berliner-Joyce P-16's seen at Selfridge field MI 1932
source Army Air Corps & Army Air Service – Page 2 – The Jive Bomber
source Army Air Corps & Army Air Service – Page 2 – The Jive Bomber
Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
I'm not gonna lie, I love the way these planes look, potential bit of French ugly notwithstanding.
Yes - with pleasure: posted on the Smithsonian site here: Slideshow | NASM.XXXX.0356_ref818
I'm not quite sure why, but I have a real soft spot for the Berliner-Joyce P-16. I just wish someone would do a kit in 1/32!
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
A Fairchild Pilgrim P-100b with its precious cargo of cases of Schlitz Beer cans being unloaded at an unknown Alaska location. 
source Airliners & Travel – Page 2 – The Jive Bomber
Interestingly this aircraft is still around as an exibit in the Alaska aviation Heritage Museum. I would not have guesses the bright Red paint scheme from the B&W photos.
source Airliners & Travel – Page 2 – The Jive Bomber
Interestingly this aircraft is still around as an exibit in the Alaska aviation Heritage Museum. I would not have guesses the bright Red paint scheme from the B&W photos.
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Just a bit of trivia regarding the Berliner-Joyce Aircraft company:
Shortly after North American Aviation bought Berliner-Joyce in 1929, Henry Berliner went on to found the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) and Temple Nash Joyce went to work for Bellanca.
Shortly after North American Aviation bought Berliner-Joyce in 1929, Henry Berliner went on to found the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) and Temple Nash Joyce went to work for Bellanca.
