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| The '''Benoist XV''', also called '''''Type 15''''', was a small biplane ] built in the United States in 1915 in the hope to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government, and also to carry paying passengers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secret Projects|url=https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/benoist-aircraft-1911-1917.23569/|access-date= |
The '''Benoist XV''', also called '''''Type 15''''', was a small biplane ] built in the United States in 1915 in the hope to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government, and also to carry paying passengers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secret Projects|url=https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/benoist-aircraft-1911-1917.23569/|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> | ||
| ==Design and development== | ==Design and development== | ||
| The aircraft was a conventional ] with equal-span unstaggered wings. The ] were mounted above the ] beside each other and drove two ]s. Accommodation for the pilot and five passengers was side by side in an open cockpit. | The aircraft was a conventional ] with equal-span unstaggered wings. The ] were mounted above the ] beside each other and drove two ]s. Accommodation for the pilot and five passengers was side by side in an open cockpit.{{citation needed|date= January 2025}} | ||
| ==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
| Benoist built the type XV twin-engine flying boat with hopes to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government. A round-the-world publicity tour was scheduled and a merger with the Meissner's company to make a thousand examples were in the works when ] tensions cancelled the efforts.<ref>{{cite book|title=American flying boats and amphibious aircraft: an illustrated history|author=E. R. Johnson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aerofiles|url=http://www.aerofiles.com/_ba.html|access-date= |
Benoist built the type XV twin-engine flying boat with hopes to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government. A round-the-world publicity tour was scheduled and a merger with the Meissner's company to make a thousand examples were in the works when ] tensions cancelled the efforts.<ref>{{cite book|title=American flying boats and amphibious aircraft: an illustrated history|author=E. R. Johnson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aerofiles|url=http://www.aerofiles.com/_ba.html|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> | ||
| ==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Benoist |
| Designer | Thomas W. Benoist |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1915 |
The Benoist XV, also called Type 15, was a small biplane flying boat built in the United States in 1915 in the hope to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government, and also to carry paying passengers.
Design and development
The aircraft was a conventional biplane with equal-span unstaggered wings. The engines were mounted above the cockpit beside each other and drove two pusher propellers. Accommodation for the pilot and five passengers was side by side in an open cockpit.
Operational history
Benoist built the type XV twin-engine flying boat with hopes to market it as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft for the British government. A round-the-world publicity tour was scheduled and a merger with the Meissner's company to make a thousand examples were in the works when World War I tensions cancelled the efforts.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 5 passenger
- Wingspan: 65 ft 0 in (19.8 m)
- Powerplant: 2 × Roberts pusher engine , 100 hp (75 kW) each
Performance
- Endurance: 40 hours
Armament
Unknown: anti-submarine armaments
See also
References
- Notes
- "Secret Projects". Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- E. R. Johnson. American flying boats and amphibious aircraft: an illustrated history.
- "Aerofiles". Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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