Curtiss JN-4D Jenny – Photos & Video

ザ カーチス JN-4 「ジェニー」 ニューヨーク州ハモンズポートのカーチス飛行機会社、後にカーチス飛行機およびモーター会社によって製造された一連の「JN」複葉機の1つでした。カーチスJNシリーズは、もともとアメリカ陸軍の練習機として生産されましたが、「ジェニー」(「JN-4」に由来する一般的なニックネームで、オープントップの4つがYとして登場)は、第一次世界大戦後も民間航空機として継続され、「戦後のアメリカの航空のバックボーン」となりました。戦後の数年間で、何千もの余剰ジェニーが民間所有者に格安で販売され、1920年代の大部分を通じてアメリカを民間航空に目覚めさせるのを助けた曲技飛行時代の中心となりました。

ソース： カーチス JN-4D ジェニー オン ウィキペディア

ザ カーチス JN-4D ジェニー was a single-engine, two-seat biplane that was widely used as a trainer aircraft by the US Army and the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. It was designed by Benjamin D. Thomas, a former Sopwith engineer, and produced by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company from 1915 to 1919. The Jenny had a wooden frame covered with fabric and was powered by a 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine. It had a wingspan of 13.3 meters (43 feet 7 inches), a length of 8.3 meters (27 feet 4 inches), and a height of 3 meters (9 feet 11 inches). It had a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour) and a service ceiling of 3,200 meters (10,500 feet).
ザ ジェニー was named after its model designation JN, which was misread as JNY by some pilots. It became the most popular and recognizable aircraft of its time, with an estimated 95% of all US and Canadian pilots having flown a Jenny during their training. The Jenny was also used for other purposes, such as aerial observation, photography, bombing, and gunnery practice. Some Jennys were modified with floats or skis for water or snow landing. After the war, thousands of surplus Jennys were sold to civilians for low prices, sparking the era of barnstorming and stunt flying in the 1920s. The Jenny was also featured on US postage stamps and coins, and became a symbol of American aviation history.