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Eshelman FW 5

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Top speed
  
290 km/h

Length
  
7.01 m

Wingspan
  
9.14 m

First flight
  
1942

The Eshelman FW-5 was a 1940s American experimental cabin monoplane designed and built at Dundalk, Maryland by the Cheston L. Eshelman Company.

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Design and development

The FW-5 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane, it had an unusual wing planform in which the wing centre-section was blended into the fuselage, this gave rise to the name The Wing. It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was powered by a 325 hp (242 kW) Avco Lycoming flat-six piston engine. The enclosed cabin had room for a pilot and three passengers. First flown in 1942 only two aircraft were built.

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
  • Wing area: 232 ft2 (21.55 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1507 lb (684 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2650 lb (1202 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming flat-six piston engine, 325 hp (242 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
  • Range: 700 miles (1127 km)
  • Service ceiling: 18000 ft (5485 m)

    • References

    Eshelman FW-5 Wikipedia
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