Northrop Alpha

The Northrop Alpha was an American single-engine all-metal seven-seat low-wing monoplane fast mail-passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation which in 1929 became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank California.

* Northrop Alpha 2 — Single-engine seven-seat closed cabin land monoplane * Northrop Alpha 3 — Single-engine one/three-place (two-passenger 1
1930 Northrop Alpha which pioneered all-metal stressed-skin fabrication, multicellular wing and empennage construction, integration of the wing center section as a part of the fuselage, and 2
FS2004 Northrop Alpha, Transcontinental & Western Air (which was to become TWA) was the launch customer and ordered 5 alphas.3
Northrop Alpha, illustrated in figure 4.9.4

Made by Northrop.

Northrop Alpha is the predecessor of the Northrop C-19 Alpha.Northrop Gamma.

Northrop Alpha, Transcontinental & Western Air, which was to become TWA, was the launch customer and ordered 5 alphas.5
The Northrop Alpha combined the old and the new in a design that included an enclosed passenger cabin and open pilot cockpit, with a single-wing, all-metal design.6
The Northrop Alpha was hauled to Winslow for repairs, pilot Harlan Hall rode away from the crash on horseback, and the mail was rescued by a truck.7
95 Northrop Alpha TWA Model The Alpha carried passengers in an enclosed cabin, along with 465 pounds of mail; but the pilot still sat outside in 8
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United States Army Air Corps
Height Main
274.32
Designer
Jack Northrop
John K. Northrop
Length Alt
8.7 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
lb
Thrust Main
lbf
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1
650 mi
Loaded Weight Main
4500.0
Height Alt
2.7 m
Successor
Northrop C-19 Alpha
Northrop Gamma
Loading Main
15
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Power/mass Main
323.99999999999994
Introduced
20
Power/mass Alt
Include'armament' Field
no
Capacity
6
Max Speed Main
177 mph
Cruise Speed Main
145 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
kg
Ceiling Main
19300.0
Number Built
17
Crew
1
Retired
1975
Thrust Alt
kN
Loaded Weight Alt
2045.0
Include'capacity' Field
yes
Cruise Speed Alt
233.0
Area Main
295.0
Primary user
Useful Load Alt
868.0
Span Alt
12.8 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
313.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340-SC1
Manufacturer
Useful Load Main
1910.0
First Flight
1930
Climb Rate Main
1400.0
Power Main
420 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
7.1 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Northrop GammaC-19 Alpha
Length Main
866.1400000000001
Span Main
1275.0800000000002
Area Alt
27.4 m²
Range Alt
2650.0
Similar Aircraft
*Lockheed Vega*Boeing Monomail*Lockheed Model 9 Orion
Max Speed Alt
285.0
Related
*Northrop Beta*Northrop Gamma*Northrop Delta
Empty Weight Main
2590.0
Ceiling Alt
5
885 m
Category
Empty Weight Alt
1177.0
Loading Alt
75

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