2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NAF-Curtiss TS-1 in flight in the 1920s: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 2. Curtiss F4C: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1 is an early biplane fighter aircraft of the United States Navy, serving from 1922 to 1929.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.6 m wingspan
base stats
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
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- introduced
- 1922
- retired
- 1929
- status
- retired
- number built
- 41
- role
- naval fighter
- makers
- Curtiss, Naval Aircraft Factory
- engines
- 1× Lawrance J-1
- crew
- 1
- length
- 6.7 m
- wingspan
- 7.6 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 874 kg
- top speed
- 211 km/h
- cruise speed
- 169 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,389 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3942422, Wikipedia: Naval Aircraft Factory TS (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.