Bellanca CH-200
| CH-200 Pacemaker | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Type: | Light aircraft |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1928 |
The Bellanca CH-200 Pacemaker is a small aircraft that was built by the American manufacturer Bellanca Aviation in the 1920s.
development
The CH-200 was developed on the basis of the Wright-Bellanca WB-2 . Bellanca acquired the relevant license in 1926. It was the first Bellanca aircraft to receive a type certificate . The six-seat, single-engine, high - wing aircraft was used for several groundbreaking long-haul flights and other long-range and endurance record attempts.
Usage history
At the air races in Los Angeles in 1928, Victor Dallin reached second place in the speed competition with his CH-200 and won the efficiency competition. In the same year Lt. Royal Thomas 35 hours 25 minutes in an CH-200 with a Packard-DR-980 - diesel engine to an endurance world record.
Between December 11, 1928 and June 25, 1929, the Peruvians Carlos Martínez de Pinillos and Carlos Zegarra Lanfranco flew a tour through Latin America in a CH-200 named "Perú" . During that time, they covered 12,866 mi (20,705.8 km ) in a flight time of 157 hours and 55 minutes , visiting 25 cities in 13 countries along the way.
Technical specifications
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| length | 27.7 ft (8.4 m ) |
| span | 46.3 ft (14.1 m) |
| Top speed | 126 mph (203 km / h) |
| Range | 800 mi (1,287 km) |
Web links
swell
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, pp. 149 (English).
- Bellanca. Aerofiles, accessed January 30, 2020 .
- Bellanca Pacemaker / Skyrocket. Ken's Aviation, archived from the original ; accessed on January 30, 2020 (English).