what is it?
The Wright-Bellanca WB-2, was a high wing monoplane aircraft designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, initially for Wright Aeronautical then later Columbia Aircraft Corp. Based on its all-wood forerunner, the Wright-Bellanca WB-1, only one was produced, variously named Columbia, Miss Columbia, and later Maple Leaf. The WB was the second in a series of designs by Bellanca, following his prior fabric-covered all-wood CE biplane.
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
- First flew 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1926
- number built
- —
- role
- wright-bellanca wb-2
- engines
- 1× Wright Whirlwind J-5
- length
- 8.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 2,449 kg
- top speed
- 203 km/h
- cruise speed
- 169 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,962 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q815800, Wikipedia: Wright-Bellanca WB-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.