Cox-Klemin XA-1

The Cox-Klemin XA-1 was a 1920s American air ambulance biplane designed and built by the Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service, only two prototypes were built.[1]

XA-1
Role Ambulance Biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation
First flight 1923
Primary user United States Army Air Service
Number built 2

Design and development

The XA-1 was designed as an ambulance aircraft to replace modified de Havilland DH.4 aircraft with the United States Army Air Service.[1] The XA-1 was a biplane powered by a 420 hp (313 kW) Liberty 12A engine with a fixed conventional landing gear, it had a crew of two and room for two stretchers.[1] Two prototype aircraft designated XA-1 (A-1 was the first allocation in the army air services ambulance designation system) were flown but no further aircraft were built.[1]

Specifications (XA-1)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 2 litters
  • Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
  • Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Liberty L-12A V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 420 hp (310 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 121 mph (195 km/h, 105 kn)
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References
Notes
  1. Andrade 1979, p. 30
  2. Eckland, K.O. (11/9/08). "American airplanes: Cl - Cr". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
Bibliography
  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, Leicstershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications. p. 171. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.


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