The International F-17 Sportsman was a 1920s American three-seat open-cockpit biplane designed and manufactured by the International Aircraft Corporation in Long Beach California and Cincinnati, Ohio. 107 aircraft were built, 77 of them at Cincinnati.
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F-17 Sportsman
powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled V-8 or 100–120 hp (75–89 kW) Dayton Bear air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line engine.
F-17H Sportsman
powered by, 180 hp (130 kW) Wright-Hisso E, Siemens-Halske, Dayton Bear or Curtiss K-6 engines.
F-17H Mailman
A single seat air mail carrier / cargo version of the 17H.
F-17W Sportsman
powered by a 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) Wright J-5
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General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 2, 660 lb (300 kg) payload
Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h; 85 kn)
Cruise speed: 82 mph (132 km/h; 71 kn)
Never exceed speed: 35 mph (56 km/h; 30 kn)
Range: 325 mi (282 nmi; 523 km)
