Something civilian
Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:44 am
Greetings all,
what is this?
I have this image for a long time and as for many of them I don't know what type is this.
Cheers
what is this?
I have this image for a long time and as for many of them I don't know what type is this.
Cheers
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:22 am
Hello,
The photo is of the Bellanca WB-2 that Chamberlin and Levine were going to fly across the Atlantic just ahead of Lindberg. The flight was postponed because of arguments and lawsuits and ultimately flew just behind Lindbergh, landing in Germany if memory serves. The aircraft was destroyed in a hanger fire in the 1930s.
Kevin
The photo is of the Bellanca WB-2 that Chamberlin and Levine were going to fly across the Atlantic just ahead of Lindberg. The flight was postponed because of arguments and lawsuits and ultimately flew just behind Lindbergh, landing in Germany if memory serves. The aircraft was destroyed in a hanger fire in the 1930s.
Kevin
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:23 am
Is it a Bellanca Pacemaker?
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:38 am
Kevin,
The CH-200 Pacemaker was developed from the WB-2 (which was I think a one-of-a-kind). I think the Pacemaker first flew in 1928, and of course was the beginning for a whole line of mid-capacity (circa 6 people) aircraft.
I think there is at least one Pacemaker in a museum somewhere that is marked as teh WB-2, so they are closely similar.
Kevin
The CH-200 Pacemaker was developed from the WB-2 (which was I think a one-of-a-kind). I think the Pacemaker first flew in 1928, and of course was the beginning for a whole line of mid-capacity (circa 6 people) aircraft.
I think there is at least one Pacemaker in a museum somewhere that is marked as teh WB-2, so they are closely similar.
Kevin
Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:08 am
Not quite the same one you mentioned, but were you thinking of this one?
Virginia Aviation Museum (Richmond)
http://vam.smv.org/aircraft/civilian.asp
"1928 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket
The One Lindbergh Really Wanted
Famous for their aerodynamic efficiency, Bellancas featured airfoil-shaped wing struts and an airfoil-contoured fuselage. The Skyrocket model, favored by executives and sports-pilots, featured a stronger airframe and a larger engine than earlier Bellancas. Because of their short take-off, steep climb-out and load carrying capabilities, Skyrockets were used in the wilds of Canada and Alaska.
A Bellanca, the Columbia, missed being the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine made a trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Eisleben, Germany in the Columbia only days after Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic flight in 1927. Miss Veedol, a CH-400 piloted by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Berndon, was the first aircraft to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean — 4,500 miles from Samishiro, Japan to Wenatchee, Wa. in 1931.
The Virginia Aviation Museum’s Bellanca (NX237) was built in 1928 as a CH-300 Pacemaker. In 1964 it was salvaged from an Alaskan glacier by Preston Synder and, in 1976, converted to a CH-400 Skyrocket. The exterior logo is that of the Columbia, which was destroyed in a hangar fire.
The fuselage is built of welded steel tubing. The wings are made of solid spruce spars with spruce and truss-type wing ribs. The tail-group is a combination of wood and steel tubing, and the horizontal stabilizer is adjustable in flight. The aircraft is covered with fabric.
Shannon Collection
Serial No. 187"
Virginia Aviation Museum (Richmond)
http://vam.smv.org/aircraft/civilian.asp
"1928 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket
The One Lindbergh Really Wanted
Famous for their aerodynamic efficiency, Bellancas featured airfoil-shaped wing struts and an airfoil-contoured fuselage. The Skyrocket model, favored by executives and sports-pilots, featured a stronger airframe and a larger engine than earlier Bellancas. Because of their short take-off, steep climb-out and load carrying capabilities, Skyrockets were used in the wilds of Canada and Alaska.
A Bellanca, the Columbia, missed being the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine made a trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Eisleben, Germany in the Columbia only days after Charles A. Lindbergh’s historic flight in 1927. Miss Veedol, a CH-400 piloted by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Berndon, was the first aircraft to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean — 4,500 miles from Samishiro, Japan to Wenatchee, Wa. in 1931.
The Virginia Aviation Museum’s Bellanca (NX237) was built in 1928 as a CH-300 Pacemaker. In 1964 it was salvaged from an Alaskan glacier by Preston Synder and, in 1976, converted to a CH-400 Skyrocket. The exterior logo is that of the Columbia, which was destroyed in a hangar fire.
The fuselage is built of welded steel tubing. The wings are made of solid spruce spars with spruce and truss-type wing ribs. The tail-group is a combination of wood and steel tubing, and the horizontal stabilizer is adjustable in flight. The aircraft is covered with fabric.
Shannon Collection
Serial No. 187"
Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:12 pm
Thank you friends
Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:12 pm
I got a ride in John Pike's Pacemaker "Miss Vedol" and it was a hoot!
Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:26 am
It's a shame that plane was lost in a fire. Although not as famous as The Spirit of St. Louis, it was a record breaker and deserved to be in a museum. To bad... 