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The Gallaudet D-4 was an unusual biplane designed and built by Gallaudet Aircraft Company for the United States Navy. It was powered by a Liberty engine buried within the fuselage which turned a large four-bladed propeller attached to a ring around the center fuselage. Only two were constructed with the second being accepted by the Navy for service as an observation aircraft.
the Gallaudet D-4 which was a sea plane with the engines inside the
fuselage and just the efficient part propeller tips mounted on a
rotating drum amidships behind 1
The Gallaudet D-4 leaving the water for a
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The first Gallaudet D-4, S/N A:2653, which crashed killing Lt. (j.g.)
Arthur F. Souther, U.S.N. July 19, 1918.3
Made by Consolidated Aircraft.
1918 correspondence regarding Gallaudet D-4 and set of performance
figures, blueprints of photographs of the D-4 in flight, its wreck and
salvage, December 1919 letter from Gallaudet concerning McCook Field
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Gallaudet D-4 1 e prop n mid of fus WWI)
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Gallaudet PW-4 (1e 1s bip ftr proto)
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The Gallaudet D-4 in flight over Narragansett Bay
The Curtiss K-9 Seaplane, equipped with 6
Empty Weight Lb
4228
Eng 1 Type
Liberty L-12
Max Speed Mph
119
Ceiling Ft
14000
Landing Speed Mph
58
Range Km
628
Introduced
1918
Span In
5
Gross Weight Lb
5440
Number Built
2
Crew
2
Armament
None
Height In
8
Primary user
Endurance Min
30
Endurance H
3
Manufacturer
Met Or Eng
eng
Range Miles
390
First Flight
1918
Production End Year
0002
Height Ft
11
Span Ft
46
Wing Area Sqft
260
Production Start Year
0002
Length Ft
33
Similar Aircraft
* Curtiss R-6
Eng 1 Hp
360
Eng 1 Number
1
Related
* Gallaudet D-1* Gallaudet D-2
Produced
2
Length In
6
Category