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Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation

The Cox-Klemin XA-1 was a 1920s American air ambulance biplane designed and built by the Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service, only two prototypes were built.

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Design and development

The XA-1 was designed as an ambulance aircraft to replace modified de Havilland DH.4 aircraft with the United States Army Air Service. The XA-1 was a biplane powered by a 420 hp (313 kW) Liberty 12A engine with a fixed conventional landing gear, it had a crew of two and room for two stretchers. Two prototype aircraft designated XA-1 (A-1 was the first allocation in the army air services ambulance designation system) were flown but no further aircraft were built.

Specifications (XA-1)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 2 litters
  • Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
  • Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Liberty L-12A V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 420 hp (310 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 121 mph (195 km/h; 105 kn)

    • References

    Cox-Klemin XA-1 Wikipedia
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