Lincoln-Page PT
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| Lincoln-Page PT-K | |
| Role | Primary TrainerTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lincoln-Page |
| Designer | A.H. Saxon |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Primary user | Private operators |
| Number built | 56 |
| Developed from | Lincoln-Page LP-3 |
The Lincoln-Page PT is an American open-cockpit two-seat single-bay biplane trainer aircraft produced from 1929 to 1931.
Manufacture and operations
Lincoln-Page[note 1] were eager to take a share of the emerging trainer market. Using their Lincoln-Page LP-3 as a basis they set about designing the PT. The resultant aircraft was quite different from the LP-3, having tandem cockpits and a lengthened rear fuselage. The design bears a resemblance to the Swallow aircraft, partially from manager Victor Roos prior history with the company.[1] Structure was standard for its day:- welded steel tube warren girder fuselage with spruce spars and basswood ribs for the wings. With the ubiquitous Curtiss OX-5 the PT proved quite versatile and able to perform basic aerobatic manoeuvers without too much effort. It was awarded ATC no 181 in July 1929.[2]
The aircraft was also offered with a Curtiss OXX-6 Template:Cvt engine, but no evidence exists that any were produced. However, a later variant using a Kinner K-5 radial engine was named Lincoln PT-K.
Surviving aircraft
A PT-K is on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum.[3] In August 2014 three other PTs were registered by the Federal Aviation Administration as owned by private pilot owners in the United States.
Variants
- PT (ATC 181)
- Template:Cvt Curtiss OX-5 or Template:Cvt Curtiss OXX-6 V-8 engine. 28 built.
- PT-K (ATC 279)
- Template:Cvt Kinner K-5 radial engine. 18 built
- PT-W (ATC 284)
- Template:Cvt Warner Scarab radial engine. 5 built
- PT-T (ATC 344)
- Template:Cvt Brownback Tiger. 5 built
Specifications
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Notes
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- ↑ Lincoln-Page became Lincoln, however most contemporaries carried on calling the firm Lincoln-Page.
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Bibliography
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