Cox-Klemin TW-2

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The Cox-Klemin TW-2 was a 1920s American biplane training aircraft built by the Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation. It was powered by a water-cooled Hispano-Suiza 8 V8 aero-engine.

TypeBiplane trainer
ManufacturerCox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation
Primary userUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built3
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Cox-Klemin TW-2
General information
TypeBiplane trainer
ManufacturerCox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation
Primary userUnited States Army Air Corps
Number built3
History
First flight1921
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Development

The CK-2 was a biplane with single-bay biplane that utilized a Fokker scheme of N-shaped interplane struts and metal cabane. Three aircraft were built, two flight articles that were used to test different engines and one static test article. However, the TW-2 was not ordered into production.[1][2]

Operators

 United States

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 23 ft (7.0 m)
  • Wingspan: 29 ft (8.8 m)
  • Gross weight: 2,505 lb (1,136 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright Hispano E V-8 liquid-cooled piston engine, 180 hp (130 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch pusher propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 99 mph (159 km/h, 86 kn)

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