- Development
- Design
- Operational history
- Specifications (Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing)
- References Notes Bibliography
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The Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing is an early Pitcairn biplane designed for light commercial use in the early 1920s when aircraft production rates did not meet demand for airmail, training, and passenger aircraft.[2] DevelopmentThe Orowing was the first production aircraft from Pitcairn. Pitcarin purchased surplus Curtiss Oriole wings and mated them to production fuselages. The name "Orowing" is a mix of the PA-2 "Sesquiwing" and the Curtiss "Oriole". The initial production run also was powered by 250 surplus Curtiss OX-5 engines.[3] DesignThe three place Biplane was made of welded steel tube fuselage with an OX-5 engine. The aircraft featured dual controls for flight instruction. The wings were purchased from Curtiss and were the same design as a Curtiss Oriole.[4][5] Operational historyMost Orrowing production was sold to Pitcairn Aviation for flight training and charters. A Orowing flew in the 1926 Ford National Reliability Air Tour.[6] Specifications (Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing){{Aircraft specs
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References{{commons category|Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing}}Notes1. ^{{cite web|title=Harold Pitcairn|url=http://www.nationalaviation.org/pitcairn-harold/|accessdate=18 Jan 2011}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=High frontier: a history of aeronautics in Pennsylvania|author=William F. Trimble}}
3. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=November 1991}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Orowing|url=http://www.aerofiles.com/_pitc.html|accessdate=18 January 2011}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=Dreams of flight: general aviation in the United States|author=Janet Rose Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Ford Air Tour|url=http://www.fordairtour.com/pdf/ford_pdf_files/data_charts.PDF|accessdate=18 Jan 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711015750/http://www.fordairtour.com/pdf/ford_pdf_files/data_charts.PDF|archivedate=2011-07-11|df=}}
7. ^Aviation November 22, 1926, pp. 882, 884.
Bibliography{{refbegin}}- {{cite magazine|title=The Pitcairn Orowing|magazine=Aviation|date=November 22, 1926|volume=XXI|issue=21|pages=882, 884|url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19261122/#!&pid=882|registration=Y}}
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