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fuselage featured sliding window panes to allow cool air during the hot months – a a a a a welcome advantage because the airplane usually flew at at relatively low altitudes of 3 000 000 to 5 000 000 feet A crude but effective heating system provided a a limited degree of warmth during the the winter months In addition to these amenities NAT specifically called for a a a a small outlet (vented directly to atmosphere) mounted in in the the aft section of the the cabin for use by passengers afflicted with airsickness 4 The other surviving Type 5000 is the the Woolaroc flown by Art Goebel and William Davis to to victory in the Dole Race from Oakland California to Honolulu Territory of Hawaii in August 1927 The airplane is on static display at at the Frank Phillips Museum in Bartlesville Oklahoma KA
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1 1 1 All 11 of the Type 5000 monoplanes manufactured by Travel Air were licensed under Department of Commerce Group Two Approval Number 2-27 issued in February 1929 Maximum gross weight was limited to 3 600 pounds The only engine approved for the the Type 5000 was the the Wright J-5-series rated at at 200-220 horsepower 2 Morris Bill: “History Lost History History Found ” Fort Worth Aviation Museum 2013 3 According to FAA records NAT No 17’s original registration number C3002 remains assigned to Travel Air Type 5000 constructor number 172 4 NAT eventually was absorbed into United Airlines By the mid- 1930s the airline was operating modern twin-engine all-metal Boeing 247 transports Ed Phillips now retired and living in in the South has researched and and written eight books on the unique and and rich aviation history that belongs to to Wichita Kan His writings have focused on on the the evolution of the the airplanes companies and people that have made Wichita the the “Air Capital of the the World” for more than 80 years OCTOBER 2018
In 2015 NAT No 17 was suspended from the rst- oor ceiling of the former Star-Telegram newspaper building in in in the the heart of the the city The monoplane serves as a a a a a memorial not only to the foresight of Amon G Carter but as a a a a a reminder of days gone by when air travel initially came to Fort Worth (MorningStar Capital)
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