Lincoln-Page PT
Lincoln-Page · United States · first flew 1929 · light aircraft
The Lincoln-Page PT is an American open-cockpit two-seat single-bay biplane trainer produced from 1929 to 1931.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Lengthened rear fuselage compared with the LP-3 |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Open-cockpit single-bay biplane with tandem cockpits
- Lengthened rear fuselage compared with the LP-3
- Welded steel-tube fuselage with spruce-spar wings
A single-bay tandem-cockpit trainer biplane resembling the Swallow, with a Curtiss OX-5 V8 engine on the basic version.
Specifications
- The Lincoln-Page PT has a length of 7.19 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.83 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 169 km/h (105 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Lincoln-Page used the LP-3 as a basis but gave the PT tandem cockpits and a longer rear fuselage. It received ATC no. 181 in July 1929.
Variants
The PT had a Curtiss OX-5 (28 built); the PT-K a Kinner K-5 (18 built); the PT-W a Warner Scarab (5 built); the PT-T a Brownback Tiger (5 built).
Where you'll see it
Sold to private operators, about 56 were built. A PT-K is displayed at the EAA AirVenture Museum, and three PTs were registered to US owners in 2014.
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