VINTAGE **1926 - OPEN COCKPIT RYAN - 90 M.P.H.** {UNITED AIR LINES} PHOTO PRINT!

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1950-60 circa.  ~1926 - OPEN-COCKPIT RYAN - 90 M.P.H.~  "OLD NUMBER 1, ORIGINAL SINGLE-ENGINE OPEN-COCKPIT RYAN MONOPLANE"  UNITED AIR LINES (SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SERVICE) PHOTO PRINT!
Early aviation history!   (Approximate dimensions:  11" long x 8 1/2" high).
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Ryan M-1
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M-1 and M-2
Original Ryan M-1 NC2073 in Pacific Air Transport markings in the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Creve Coeur airport, Missouri.
Role
Mailplane
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Ryan
Designer
Hawley Bowlus
, W A Mankey, John Northrop
[1]
First flight
14 February 1926
Status
two airworthy in 2009
Number built
36
The
Ryan M-1
was a
mail plane
produced in the United States in the 1920s, the first original design built by
Ryan
.
[2]
It was a conventional parasol-wing
monoplane
with two open cockpits in tandem and fixed, tailskid undercarriage.
[3]
Design and development
[
edit
]
The follow-on
M-2
was substantially the same as the M-1.
[2]
The prototype M-1 was originally powered by a
Hispano-Suiza 8A
, but production examples featured a variety of engines in the same general power range, with the
Wright J-4
B chosen for nine of the sixteen M-1s built,
[2]
and the prototype later refitted with this engine.
[4]
Operational history
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]
A M-1 was flown in the 1926
Ford National Reliability Air Tour
.
[5]
Pacific Air Transport
operated J-4B-powered M-1s and M-2s on their demanding
Seattle
–
San Francisco
–
Los Angeles
mail route,
[6]
while Hispano-Suiza-powered machines flew with
Colorado Airways
between
Cheyenne
and
Pueblo
[2]
and
Yukon Airways
between
Whitehorse
and
Dawson City
.
[6]
One M-2 (named
Bluebird
) was built with a fully enclosed cabin for the pilot and four passengers, foreshadowing Ryan's highly successful
Brougham
series.
[6]
The standard M-2, meanwhile, was
Charles Lindbergh
's first choice for his transatlantic flight.
[7]
His list of requirements for the aircraft soon made it apparent, however, that rather than modifying an M-2, it would be more effective to build an all-new design along the same general lines, which resulted in the
Ryan NYP
Spirit of St Louis
.
[7]
Operators
[
edit
]
United States
Pacific Air Transport
Aircraft on display
[
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]
The M-1 prototype was restored to flying condition between 1980 and 1984 and is preserved in the
Museum of Flight
in
Seattle
.
[3]
The seventh aircraft is preserved in airworthy condition in Pacific Air Transport markings at the
Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
at
Creve Coeur
airport, Missouri.
[8]
A replica of an M-1 using a small number of parts from serial number 11 was built by Andy King in 2001, powered by a Lycoming R-680 and also painted in Pacific Air Transport #7's scheme.
[9]
A replica M-1 is exhibited in the
San Diego Air & Space Museum
.
[10]
Specifications (M-1)
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]
Data from
"Ryan M-1"
General characteristics
Crew:
One pilot
Capacity:
1-2 passengers
[1]
Length:
24 ft 0 in (7.30 m)
Wingspan:
36 ft 0 in (11.00 m)
Wing area:
228 sq ft (21 m
2
)
Empty weight:
1,550 lb (705 kg)
Gross weight:
2,700 lb (1,230 kg)
Powerplant:
1 ×
Hispano-Suiza 8A
, 150 hp (110 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed:
125 mph (200 km/h, 109 kn)
Range:
400 mi (640 km, 350 nmi)
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