Bellanca 77-140

what is it?

The Bellanca 77-140 Bomber was a bomber aircraft built in small numbers in the United States in the 1930s. It was a derivative of Bellanca's successful Aircruiser civil transport in which the Aircruiser's single, nose-mounted engine was replaced by twin engines on the upper wing. The United States military were not interested in the type, but the Colombian Air Force bought a small number, including a float-equipped version dubbed the 77-320 Junior.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 engines · shoulder wing · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 23.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 290 km/htop speed
• range 1,120 kmwithout refuelling
• size 5,560 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 23.5 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,120 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1934

number built

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role

light bomber

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

AviaBellanca Aircraft

engines

2× Wright R-1820

length

12.2 m

wingspan

23.5 m

height

4.3 m

max take-off weight

5,560 kg

top speed

290 km/h

range

1,120 km

ceiling

6,100 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.