Continental KB-1

KB-1
Role reconnaissance
National origin United States
Manufacturer Continental Aircraft Corporation
Designer Vincent Justus Burnelli
Introduction 1916
Number built 1


The Continental KB-1, also known as KB-1 Military Biplane or KB-1 Continental Pusher, is an early design developed by the engineer Vincent Burnelli.[1]

Development

The KB-1 was Burnelli's second production aircraft after his Burnelli-Carisi Biplane. Burnelli's KB-1 tandem pusher biplane was a somewhat conventional design compared to his future lifting-body designs.[2] The aircraft, developed for a U.S. Air Service reconnaissance contact was not awarded a production contract despite successful demonstration flights by test pilot Bert Acosta over New York at temperatures as low as −11 °F.[3] [4]

Design

The KB-1 is a tandem seat pusher biplane with open cockpits. The tail is supported with two steel tube booms. The landing gear used a four-wheel arrangement using Ackerman wheels with "tusks" that dig into the ground for braking. The wings are set without stagger or dihedral. The fuselage is constructed of mahogany veneer.[5]

Specifications (KB-1)

Data from AAHS Journal,Aerial Age

General characteristics

Performance


References

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  1. "The contributions of Vincent Justus Burnelli" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. Kent A. Mitchell (Spring 1997). "Burnelli and his lifting-body transports". AAHS Journal: 2.
  3. "Continental Pusher Biplane". Aviation: 35. 1 February 1918.
  4. Joshua Stoff. Long Island Aircraft Manufacturers. p. 46.
  5. "The Continental Pusher Biplane". Aerial Age: 696. 31 December 1917.
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