| 词条 | Curtiss Model 41 Lark | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Curtiss Model 41 Lark was a commercial biplane manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company that was used by pioneering airmail, airline and bush pilots in the 1920s. DevelopmentThe biplane was based on the Curtiss Carrier Pigeon, a purpose-built aircraft for airmail operations. The Lark also had a longer-span lower wing, similar to the Carrier Pigeon. Some models were converted to floatplane configuration with a central mounted pontoon and wing-mounted floats.[1] The biplane was made of welded tube with fabric covering. It was available with three engine choices, the Curtiss C-6, the Wright J-4 Whirlwind, and the Wright-Hisso E. All four wing panels were interchangeable, giving the aircraft its unusual longer lower wings.[2] A 200 hp Wright J-4 variant was tested for the United States Navy. This installation proved superior in performance to the Curtiss engined model.[3] This version eventually became the basis for the Curtiss Fledgling series of aircraft.[4] Operational historyPatrica Airways operated a Lark for early bushplane operations. The aircraft flew with floats in warm weather, and skis in the winter.[5] The aircraft was pressed into service as an early hearse once, with the cargo needing to be seated upside down in the open seat and secured with haywire.[6] Florida Airways operated a Curtiss Lark Miss Tallahassee on its CAM-10 U.S. airmail route between Miami and Atlanta. The aircraft was bought to take the place of two lost Stout 2-AT Pullman aircraft that could not operate out of the poorly prepared airstrips.[7]Colonial Air Transport owned a Curtiss Lark which was one of the first aircraft to be registered using the new Underwriters Laboratories all-letter system (1921 to 1923). This Lark, registered as N-AABC, was used on the CAM-1 U.S. airmail route.[8]Specifications (Curtiss C-6 engine){{Aircraft specs|ref=Curtiss Aircraft 1907 - 1947[9] |prime units?=kts
Notes1. ^{{cite book|title=Bushplanes|author=Géza Szurovy|pp=29|ISBN=0-7603-1478-0}} 2. ^{{cite journal|magazine=AAHS journal, Volumes 18-19|author=American Aviation Historical Society}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Vol 52 of Proceedings|author=United States Naval Institute|year=1926}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=K through Z|url=http://www.aerofiles.com/_curtx.html|accessdate=16 Feb 2011}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Flying Canucks: famous Canadian aviators|author=Peter Pigott|ISBN=0-88882-175-1}} 6. ^{{cite book|title=Red Lake: Golden Treasure Chest|author=Michael Barnes|ISBN=1-897113-95-1}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=Eddie Rickenbacker: an American hero in the twentieth century|author=Walter David Lewis|ISBN=0-8018-8244-3}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=the numbers racket|accessdate=16 Feb 2011|url=http://www.aerofiles.com/regs.html}} 9. ^{{cite book|last=Bowers|first=Peter M.|title=Curtiss Aircraft 1907 - 1947|publisher=Putnam & Company Ltd.|location=London|year=1979|edition=1st|pages=196–197|isbn=0-370-10029-8}} References{{refbegin}}
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