Northrop Alpha
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Northrop Alpha was an early all-metal, single-engine monoplane airliner and mailplane of the early 1930s that helped pioneer modern stressed-skin aircraft design.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
all‑metal aircraft ⓘ mailplane ⓘ single‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
civil utility aircraft
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
cantilever wing
ⓘ
low‑wing monoplane ⓘ single‑engine ⓘ |
| aircraftConstruction | all‑metal stressed‑skin ⓘ |
| aircraftEra | early 1930s ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
airmail transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | John K. Northrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | early 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced | modern stressed‑skin aircraft design ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Northrop Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
pioneering use of stressed‑skin construction
ⓘ
streamlined monoplane design ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Transcontinental & Western Air
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| transportType | landplane ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airmail service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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