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The Northrop Beta was an American single-engine all-metal low-wing sporting monoplane built in 1931.

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Northrop Beta, Menasco Version Photo: Gerald Landry, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) Northrop Beta, 2

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Northrop Beta is the predecessor of the Northrop Alpha.Northrop Gamma.

The Northrop Beta was an American single-engine, all-metal, low-wing sporting monoplane built in 1931.3
utilized on the second Northrop Beta as well as on the Gamma's. The configuration of the "optimum fillet" and several other fillets that were experimented with are shown below.4
Designer
John K. Northrop
Power Alt
224.0
Max Speed Alt
322
Type Of Prop
radial
Introduced
1931
Max Speed Main
12000.0
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Include'armament' Field
no
Number Built
1
Successor
Northrop Alpha
Northrop Gamma
Include'capacity' Field
yes
Jet Or Prop
prop
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Wright Whirlwind
Crew
1
Manufacturer
Northrop Corporation
Northrop
Power Main
300 hp
Number Of Props
1
Variants With Their Own Articles
Northrop AlphaNorthrop Gamma
Related
* Northrop Alpha* Northrop Beta* Northrop Gamma
Category
Northrop aircraft

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