Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing – Photos & Vidéos

Lla Pitcairn Mailwings were developed by Pitcairn to carry air mail for the U.S. Postal Service. Of simple and robust construction, they also had relatively benign flying characteristics. They were constructed using chrome-moly steel tube and square-section spruce spars with spruce and plywood built-up ribs. The fuselage was faired using wooden formers and covered with fabric. The tail sections were built up from steel tube and fabric-covered. The Pitcairn Mailwing had a ground-adjustable fin and in-flight adjustable tailplane, features not often seen in other aircraft.

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Lla Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing was a single-engine biplane designed and built by Pitcairn Aircraft Company in the late 1920s. It was mainly used for airmail service in the United States, as well as for barnstorming and racing. The Mailwing had a welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings covered with fabric. It was powered by a Wright J-5 Whirlwind radial engine that gave it a top speed of 145 mph and a range of 500 miles.
Lla Mailwing could carry up to 500 pounds of mail in a compartment behind the pilot’s siège. Le Mailwing a été salué pour sa fiabilité, sa maniabilité et ses performances. Il a remporté plusieurs courses aériennes et établi plusieurs records, y compris le premier vol sans escale de New York à Atlanta en 1929. Le Mailwing a également été utilisé par l’US Army Air Corps comme avion de liaison et d’observation. Environ 90 Mailwings ont été construits, et certains d’entre eux sont conservés dans des musées aujourd’hui.