Curtiss NC-4
by: RLindsey
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Made by Curtiss Engineering Corp. The NC-4 was actually the first plane to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The difference with Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis, is that the NC-4 made several stops. The NC-4 was made to land and take off from the water, so it could stop and refuel in the ocean, where the U.S. Navy had destroyers posted every 60 miles. The NC-4 left Rockaway Naval Base in New York on 8 May 1919, and arrived in Plymouth, England on 31 May. It’s now on display at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Length: 68 feet
Wingspan: 126 feet
Speed: 81 mph
Ceiling: 5,000 feet
Range: 1500 miles
Engines: 4 Liberty liquid-cooled 12, 400 hp each.
Crew:
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