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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_Robin

The Curtiss Robin, introduced in 1928, was a high-wing monoplane with a 90 hp
(67 kW) OX-5 eight-cylinder engine built by the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane
Manufacturing Company. It was later fitted with the more powerful Challenger
engine, which developed between 170 and 185 hp (127 and 138 kW). NOTE: Model B
(90 hp/67 kW Curtiss OX-5 engine), Model C-1 (185 hp/138 kW Curtiss Challenger
engine), and Model J-1 (165 hp/123 kW Wright J-6 Whirlwind 5 engine)

The J-1 version was flown by Douglas Corrigan (nicknamed "Wrongway") as well as
the Fly Keys.

The Robin, a workmanlike cabin monoplane, had a wooden wing and steel tubing
fuselage. The cabin accommodated three persons; two passengers were seated
side-by-side behind the pilot. Early Robins were distinguished by large flat
fairings over the parallel diagonal wing bracing struts; the fairings were
abandoned on later versions, having been found to be ineffective in creating
lift. The original landing gear had bungee rubber cord shock absorbers, later
replaced by an oleo-pneumatic system; a number of Robins had twin floats added.

The plane's payload with 50 gallons (189 l) of fuel was 452 lb (205 kg); it had
a cruising speed of 102 mph (164 km/h), a landing speed of 48 mph (77 km/h), a
gas capacity of 50 gal/189 l (25 gal/95 l in each wing tank), and an oil
capacity of 5 US gal (19 l; 4 imp gal). The aircraft's price at the factory
field was $7,500.


Role
Touring

Manufacturer
Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company

First flight
August 7, 1928

Introduction
1928

Status
A number still flying

Primary user
U. S. Private Owner Market

Number built
769

Unit cost

$7,500 U.S. Dollars (1938)

A single modified Robin (with a 110 hp (82 kW) Warner R-420-1) was used by the
United States Army Air Corps, and designated the XC-10. This aircraft was used
in a test program for radio-controlled (and unmanned) flight.

Cuba's national airline, Compañía Nacional Cubana de Aviación Curtiss, was
founded in 1929 with Curtiss Aircraft serving as its co-founder and major
investor. The airline's first aircraft was a Curtiss Robin; it flew domestic
routes as a mail and passenger transport.

From September 1929 to May 1930, a Robin C-1 was used to deliver the McCook,
Nebraska Daily Gazette to communities in rural Nebraska and Kansas. The airplane
flew a nonstop route of 380 miles (610 km) daily, dropping bundles of newspapers
from a height of 500 feet (150 m) to local carriers.

A Curtiss Robin C was purchased by the Paraguayan government in 1932 for the
transport squadron of its air arm. It was intensively used as a VIP transport
plane and air ambulance during the Chaco War (1923–1935).

Specifications (Robin OX-5)

General characteristics
Crew: one
Capacity: two passengers
Length: 25 ft 8½ in (7.83 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.49 m)
Height: 7 ft 9½ in (2.37 m)
Wing area: 223 ft² (20.71 m²)
Empty weight: 1,472 lb (668 kg)
Loaded weight: 2,440 lb (1,107 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 liquid-cooled V-8, 90 hp (67 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 100.5 mph (87 knots, 135 km/h)
Cruise speed: 84 mph (73 knots, 135 km/h)
Range: 480 mi (432 nmi, 772 km)
Service ceiling: 10,200 ft (3,109 m)
Rate of climb: 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)





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