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Benoist XIV
The Benoist XIV was a small biplane flying boat built in the United States in 1913 in the hope of using it to carry paying passengers. The two examples built were used to provide the first heavier-than-air airline service anywhere in the world and the first airline service of any kind at all in the United States.
January 1, 1914, a Benoist XIV flying boat lifted off from the bay
front before a cheering crowd and flew the 21 miles across the water
to Tampa.1
It was a Benoist design, the Benoist XIV — a flat hull
biplane with a single pusher propeller driven by a Roberts in-line six
cylinder engine....2
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* Benoist XIV - Model on loan courtesy of Florida Aviation
Historical Society.4
Made by Benoist Aircraft.
Jannus piloted a Benoist XIV aircraft from the pier at St. Petersburg,
Florida to downtown Tampa, Florida in what usually is regarded as the
first scheduled airline flight. His passenger, St.5
flying above Tampa Bay in Jannus' Benoist XIV flying boat biplane. The
Benoist reportedly reached a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour during
the flight, according to a United Press account.6
The Benoist XIV was a small biplane flying boat built in the United
States in 1913 in the hope of using it to carry paying passengers.7
Benoist XIV flying boat flown by aviation pioneer Tony Jannus in...
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Empty Weight Lb
1250
Designer
Tom Benoist
Eng 1 Type
Roberts straight-6
First Flight
1913
Eng 1 Kw
56
Range Km
200
Introduced
1914
Capacity
1
Number Built
2
Crew
one pilot
Empty Weight Kg
567
Retired
1914
Span M
13
Primary user
Manufacturer
Range Miles
125
Max Speed Mph
64
Max Speed Kmh
103
Span In
Span Ft
44
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
26
Eng 1 Hp
75
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
Length M
8
Category