Lincoln Standard L.S.5

The Lincoln Standard L.S.5 was a modification of the Standard J biplane to accommodate 5 passengers marketed by the Lincoln Aircraft Company (later the Lincoln-Page Aircraft Co.).[1][2][3]

L.S.5
Role Commercial Biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lincoln-Page Aircraft Co.[1]
Introduction 1924
Developed from Standard J[1]

Design and development

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The L.S.5 was a modification to the Standard J Biplane. The aircraft featured an engine upgrade to 150 hp (112 kW) from the original Curtiss OX-5 engine and a modification to the fuselage to seat four passengers in an unusually deep open cockpit layout with side-by-side configuration seating facing each other.[4]

Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza purchased and flew a L.S.5, named "Excelsior", making flights that earned him the reputation of "The Lindbergh of Mexico" in 1927. It crashed on July 12, 1928, killing Carranza, on a return flight from New York.[5]

Specifications (L.S.5)

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Data from Aerofiles La-Lin and SkyWays[1][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: four passengers
  • Upper wingspan: 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m)
  • Lower wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
  • Airfoil: RAF 3
  • Empty weight: 1,735 lb (787 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,922 lb (1,325 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 80.6 kn (92.8 mph, 149.3 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 75 kn (86 mph, 138 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
  • Range: 270 nmi (310 mi, 500 km)
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
  • Rate of climb: 520 ft/min (2.6 m/s)

See also

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Related development

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eckland, K.O. "Aerofiles La to Li". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Lincoln's Emergence as an Aviation Center". Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Joseph P. Juptner (1962). U.S. civil aircraft: Volume 1; Volume 1.
  4. ^ a b Skyways: 47. July 2000. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Check-Six.com - "The Lindbergh of Mexico"