News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Tuesday September 03, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
Civil Air Patrol: Silvered Wings 21 - Bellanca 'Junior' 14-9 (1940)
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news:
Bellanca "Junior" 14-9 (1940) NC25197
* Capacity: two
* Length: 21 feet 3 inches
* Maximum speed: 133 mph
* Cruise speed: 120 mph
* Range: 400 miles
* Service ceiling: 12,500 feet
Giuseppe Bellanca's "Junior," later known as the "Cruisair Jr.," became one of his finest airplanes and a design that lasted many years. The aircraft featured tapered cantilever wings, retractable landing g
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