Lincoln Page PT

Manufacture and operations

Lincoln-Page were eager to take a share of the emerging trainer market. Using their Lincoln-Page LP-3 as a basis they set about designing the PT. The resultant aircraft was quite different from the LP-3, having tandem cockpits and a lengthened rear fuselage. The design bears a resemblance to the Swallow aircraft, partially from manager Victor Roos prior history with the company. Structure was standard for its day:- welded steel tube warren girder fuselage with spruce spars and basswood ribs for the wings. With the ubiquitous Curtiss OX-5 the PT proved quite versatile and able to perform basic aerobatic manoeuvers without too much effort. It was awarded ATC no 181 in July 1929.

The aircraft was also offered with a Curtiss OXX-6 100 hp engine, but no evidence exists that any were produced. However, a later variant using a Kinner K-5 radial engine was named Lincoln PT-K.

Surviving aircraft

An example of the PT-K version is preserved at the EAA AirVenture Museum. In August 2014 three other examples of the PT design were registered by the Federal Aviation Administration as owned by private pilot owners in the United States.

Variants

PT

Production variant with a Curtiss OX-5 engine.

PT-K

Production variant with a Kinner K-5 radial engine

Specifications

Data from Specifications of American Commercial Airplanes

General characteristics

Crew: 2

Length: 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)

Wingspan: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)

Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)

Wing area: 297 sq ft (27.6 m²)

Empty weight: 1,290 lb (585 kg)

Gross weight: 1,800 lb (816 kg)

Fuel capacity: 30 US gal (25 imp gal; 110 L)

Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 air-cooled V8 engine, 90 hp (67 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h; 91 kn)

Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h; 78 kn)

Range: 300 mi (261 nmi; 483 km)

Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,300 m)

Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)