Welch OW-1 | |
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Role | Three-seat open biplane |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Orin Welch Aircraft Company |
Designer | Orin Moore Welch |
First flight | 1927 |
Number built | 5 |
The Welch OW-1 and the similar OW-2 were American three-seat open biplanes designed by Orin Welch in the late 1920s.[1] The OW-1 was powered with a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 and the OW-2 was powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8A, both of which were water-cooled V-8 aero engines.[1] Four OW-1s were built (NC817, NC4205, NC5105, NC6838), one of which was converted into the first of two OW-2s.[1] The first OW-2 was later modified into a 5 seater, before being destroyed in a hangar fire in November 1929. The second OW-2 was given the civil registration NC11142.[2][3][1]
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