L-W-F T-3
1923 transport aircraft model by Lowe, Willard & Fowler
The L-W-F T-3 was an American eight-passenger transport biplane built for the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) by the L-W-F Engineering Company Inc. Designated T-3 by the Army it was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty L-12A engine. It had an open cockpit for the pilot and an enclosed cabin for eight passengers. The sole T-3 was delivered to the USAAS in 1923, re-designated XT-3 and used as an engine test bed. A further nine T-3s on order were cancelled and not built.
Specifications
Data from General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 8 passengers
Length: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Liberty L-12A V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 400 hp (300 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
References
Further reading
Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p.
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