Travel Air 2000

what is it?

The Travel Air 2000 is an open-cockpit biplane aircraft produced in the United States in the late 1920s by the Travel Air Manufacturing Company. During the period from 1924–1929, Travel Air produced more aircraft than any other American manufacturer, including over 1,000 biplanes. While an exact number is almost impossible to ascertain due to the number of conversions and rebuilds, some estimates for Travel Air as a whole range from 1,200 to nearly 2,000 aircraft.

base stats

• speed 161 km/htop speed
• size 989 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,300made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1925

introduced

1925

status

retired

number built

1,300

role

biplane aircraft

makers

Travel Air

engines

1× Curtiss OX-5

length

7.4 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

989 kg

top speed

161 km/h

cruise speed

137 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,048 m

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