General Information

Serial #

720

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Travel Air aircraft used a welded steel tube fuselage and tail assembly with wood wing spars and ribs. The planes were fabric covered and had two open cockpits, one for the pilot and another for two passengers.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

7.4 m

Width

10.6 m

Height

2.7 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Curtiss Wright

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Kansas

City

Wichita

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

The Museum aircraft was built in 1929 and was one of two brought that year to Kingston, Ontario. It passed through several hands until stored in 1941. The airplane was purchased by the Museum in 1968 in unrestored condition.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

The first production Travel Air B established such a good reputation in the First National (Ford) Air Tour in 1925 that the company sold nineteen the same year. In 1928 the model B was designated the Model 2000. Orders increased until 1930, when Model 2000 production ceased, with 1 550 built. In Canada the Travel Air was used for training and some charter work. One was used as a corporate aircraft by the Walter M. Lowney Co. Because of their classic design, many Model 2000s have been restored and are still flying. It is not surprising that the Travel Air was a good airplane considering that Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, and Lloyd Stearman were all involved in its design and production. Because of a superficial resemblance to Fokker D.VIIs, Travel Airs frequently represented Fokkers in the First World War flying films of the 1920s and 1930s, earning them the nickname "Wichita Fokker".

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Letterint that reads; "CF-AFG" painted on both sides of the fuselage between the cockpit and tail section; also across top of upper wings & across bottom of lower wings.

Missing

From CA of 03/26/1999 by Mike Irvin: Yes - unknown

Finish

Predom. dark blue with white lettering on fuselage; light grey wings with black lettering; black tires on front landing gear; black tail skid; brass air intake below engine; brown cushioning around cockpit openings; tan & light brown elastic coiled cord suspension on front landing gear; clear wind screens.

Decoration

None.