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International Air Coach

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First flight
  
1920

Manufacturer
  
International Aircraft

The International F-18 Air Coach was a 1920s American biplane transport designed and manufactured by the International Aircraft Corporation in Long Beach California. The company moved in 1928 to Cincinnati, Ohio, where no additional F-18's were produced. The F-18 had a cabin for four passengers and an open cockpit with side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. Only six F-18's were built by the company, one of which participated in the Dole Air race (named Miss Hollydale). The company rights were sold in 1931.

Specifications (F-18)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 6
  • Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
  • Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-5 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 220 hp (160 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 mph (193 km/h; 104 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h; 83 kn)
  • Stall speed: 40 mph (64 km/h; 35 kn)
  • Range: 525 mi (456 nmi; 845 km)

    • References

    International Air-Coach Wikipedia
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