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Model 7
Role
utility flying boatType of aircraft
Manufacturer
Boeing
First flight
7 January 1920
Primary user
Aircraft Manufacturing Company
The Boeing Model 7 , a.k.a. Boeing BB-1 was an American
biplane
flying boat
aircraft built by
Boeing in the 1920s.
The pilot and two passengers all sat in the cockpit, the passengers right behind the pilot.
Specifications (variant)
Data from Bowers
General characteristics
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 2 passengers
Length: 27 ft 8 in (8.4 m)
Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.8 m)
Height: 11 ft 8 in (5.5 m)
Wing area: 403 sq ft (37.4 m2 )
Empty weight: 2,028 lb (920 kg)
Gross weight: 2,699 lb (1,224 kg)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Hall-Scott L-4 , 130 hp (97 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn)
Cruise speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)
Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
References
Airliners
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