The "Wampus-Kat" was a twin engine conventional landing gear-equipped biplane with folding wings. There are ailerons on both upper and lower wings. The wooden fuselage had a small nose-mounted door that allowed access for four passengers inside and one pilot in an open cockpit above. All surfaces are fabric covered except the cabin. The main fuel tank was below the fuselage with a small gravity feeder tank.[2]
Operational historyedit
The Wampus-Kat was christened with a spray of roses in Pasadena in August 1921. Four passengers flew in a flight demonstration.[3] It was wrecked in a windstorm at the (Altadena golf course) Makepeace Airport in California. Financing for a rebuild was not obtained, and further development stopped.[4]
Specifications (Barnhart Twin "Wampus-Kat")edit
Data fromFlight: THE BARNHART TWIN 15 "WAMPUS-KAT,[2] Aerofiles BA[5]
^ ab. Flight. XIV No.2 (681): 19–21. 12 January 1922. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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^Eckland, K.O. "American airplanes: Ba - Bl". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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barnhart, twin, wampus, twin, engine, biplane, that, built, 1920, twin, wampus, role, biplane, national, origin, united, states, america, manufacturer, little, aircraft, works, designer, edward, barnhart, first, flight, 1921, number, built, contents, design, d. The Barnhart Twin 15 Wampus Kat is a twin engine biplane that was built in 1920 Twin 15 Wampus Kat Role Biplane National origin United States of America Manufacturer C R Little Aircraft Works Designer G Edward Barnhart First flight 1921 Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications Barnhart Twin Wampus Kat 4 See also 5 ReferencesDesign and development editThe prototype was built in Pasadena California in 1920 by G E Barnhart an engineer for the Handley Page program 1 The Wampus Kat was a twin engine conventional landing gear equipped biplane with folding wings There are ailerons on both upper and lower wings The wooden fuselage had a small nose mounted door that allowed access for four passengers inside and one pilot in an open cockpit above All surfaces are fabric covered except the cabin The main fuel tank was below the fuselage with a small gravity feeder tank 2 Operational history editThe Wampus Kat was christened with a spray of roses in Pasadena in August 1921 Four passengers flew in a flight demonstration 3 It was wrecked in a windstorm at the Altadena golf course Makepeace Airport in California Financing for a rebuild was not obtained and further development stopped 4 Specifications Barnhart Twin Wampus Kat editData from Flight THE BARNHART TWIN 15 WAMPUS KAT 2 Aerofiles BA 5 General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 4 pax 1 404 lb 637 kg Length 30 ft 10 in 9 40 m Wingspan 50 ft 15 m Width 22 ft 6 7 m wings folded Height 11 ft 3 4 m Wing area 484 9 sq ft 45 05 m2 Airfoil R A F 6A Empty weight 2 611 lb 1 184 kg Gross weight 4 015 lb 1 821 kg Fuel capacity fuel and oil 540 lb 240 kg Powerplant 2 Curtiss OX 5 V 8 water cooled piston engines 90 hp 67 kW each Propellers 2 bladed fixed pitch propellers Performance Maximum speed 90 mph 140 km h 78 kn Stall speed 40 mph 64 km h 35 kn Service ceiling 11 600 ft 3 500 m Rate of climb 350 ft min 1 8 m s Time to altitude 3 500 ft 1 100 m in 10 minutes fully loaded Wing loading 8 23 lb sq ft 40 2 kg m2 Power mass 22 3 lb hp 13 6 kg kW See also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Handley Page Type OReferences edit aerial age 5 September 1921 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b THE BARNHART TWIN 15 WAMPUS KAT Flight XIV No 2 681 19 21 12 January 1922 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 14 May 2022 Star News 4 August 1921 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help Skyways January 1999 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Missing or empty title help Eckland K O American airplanes Ba Bl aerofiles com Retrieved 16 November 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnhart Twin 15 amp oldid 1171408319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
