T-3
Role Liaison biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer L-W-F Engineering Company Inc.
First flight 1923
Primary user United States Army Air Service
Number built 1

The L-W-F T-3 was an American eight-passenger transport biplane built for the United States Army Air Service (USAAS) by the L-W-F Engineering Company Inc.[1] Designated T-3 by the Army it was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty L-12A engine.[2] It had an open cockpit for the pilot and an enclosed cabin for eight passengers.[1] The sole T-3 was delivered to the USAAS in 1923, re-designated XT-3 and used as an engine test bed.[1] A further nine T-3s on order were cancelled and not built.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 8 passengers
  • Length: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
  • Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Liberty L-12A V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 400 hp (300 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "American airplanes - Lo - Lu". www.aerofiles.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. p. 163. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.

Further reading

  • Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 237b.
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