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Northrop Delta

first flew 1933· transport aircraft

📦 cargo piston
9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Northrop Delta 1: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
  2. 2. Northrop Delta Mk1 1939: Crookall, James· Public domain
  3. 3. RCAF Canadian Vickers-built Northrop Delta Mk.I (cropped): jmv· CC0
  4. 4. Northrop Delta Mk1 and Hurricane 1939: Crookall, James· Public domain
  5. 5. Northrop Delta, SE-ADI, Halland, came to ABA (1): SAS Scandinavian Airlines· Public domain
  6. 6. Northrop Delta, SE-ADI, Halland, came to ABA (2): SAS Scandinavian Airlines· Public domain
  7. 7. Northrop Delta, SE-ADI, Halland, came to ABA (3): SAS Scandinavian Airlines· Public domain
  8. 8. Northrop Delta, SE-ADI, Halland, came to ABA 1934 and Gamma, SE-ADW Småland: SAS Scandinavian Airlines· Public domain
  9. 9. RCAF Canadian Vickers-built Northrop Delta Mk.I: jmv· CC0
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Northrop Delta, photo 1 of 9
1/9 San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain

what is it?

The Northrop Delta was an American single-engined passenger transport aircraft of the 1930s. Closely related to Northrop's Gamma mail plane, 13 were produced by the Northrop Corporation, followed by 19 aircraft built under license by Canadian Vickers Limited.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.6 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 352 km/htop speed
  • range 2,655 kmwithout refuelling
  • seats 8passengers
  • size 3,334 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 32made in total

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 93 years ago, in 1933.
  • Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Range of 2,655 km: 15× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1933
number built
32
role
transport aircraft
makers
Northrop
engines
1× Wright SR-1820-F2
crew
1
passengers
8
length
10.1 m
wingspan
14.6 m
height
3.1 m
max take-off weight
3,334 kg
top speed
352 km/h
cruise speed
332 km/h
range
2,655 km
ceiling
6,095 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7059670, Wikipedia: Northrop Delta (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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