Meyer's OTW

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meyer's OTW
Meyer's OTW
Type: double decker
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Meyers Aircraft Company

First flight:

1936

Production time:

1936 to 1944

Number of pieces:

104

The Meyers OTW ( Out To Win ) is an American trainer aircraft designed by Al Meyers and built by the Meyers Aircraft Company from 1936 to 1944.

development and construction

In anticipation of a demand for training aircraft for the Civil War Training Scheme , where civil flight schools would provide introductory training for the military , Al Meyers designed the OTW and founded the Meyers Aircraft Company to manufacture it. The OTW is a double-decker with two open cockpits in tandem configuration and a rigid tail wheel landing gear . The prototype was equipped with a Warner Scarab engine with 125 hp (92 kW) and had its maiden flight on May 10, 1936. The OTW was mainly built in two versions. The OTW-145 was powered by a Warner Scarab engine with 145 PS (107 kW), the OTW-160 by a Kinner R-5 with 160 PS (118 kW).

Versions

OTW-125
Production model with a Warner-Scarab engine with 125 PS (92 kW)
OTW-145
Production model with a Warner Super Scarab engine with 145 PS (107 kW)
OTW-160
Last production model with a Kinner R-5 engine with 160 PS (118 kW)
OTW-KR
Unique piece with a Ken Royce 7G engine with 120 PS (88 kW)

Technical data (OTW-160)

Parameter Data
crew 2
length 7.91 m
span 9.14 m
height 2.59 m
Wing area 24.3 m²
Empty mass 608 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 866 kg
Cruising speed 91 kn (169 km / h)
Top speed 104 kn (193 km / h)
Service ceiling 17,500 ft (5,334 m)
Range 348 NM (644 km)
Engine Kinner R-56 7-cylinder radial engine with 160 HP (118 kW)

Preserved copies

A Meyers OTW on display in the EAA AirVenture Museum
  • Serial Number 1 - on display at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka , Kansas . The machine was bought by the museum at the end of 1986.
  • Serial number 53 - airworthy in the Pioneer Flight Museum in Kingsbury , Texas .
  • Serial number 102 - on display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh , Wisconsin . The machine was the last to be built and served as Al Meyers' personal aircraft.

literature

  • Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985) . Orbis Publishing.

Web links

Commons : Meyers OTW  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 . Sampson Low, Marston & Co, London 1947, pp. 264c (English).
  2. ↑ Meyers OTW (Out To Win) Serial # 1 (FAA Reg. Number N15784). Combat Air Museum, accessed May 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1941 Meyer's OTW. Pioneer Flight Museum, accessed May 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Airframe dossier - Meyers OTW-145, c / n 102, c / r N34357. Aerial visuals, accessed May 7, 2018 .