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2015.11.54
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Model C
The Burgess Company and Curtis Model C was a single place pusher biplane with two central skids or a two wheel undercarriage. There was only one built in October/November 1910.
It was delivered and flown in December 1910 at Moulton's Farm in Ipswich by William M. Hilliard. It was designed for student flyers and priced at $4,500.
It had a Clement-Bayard 2 cyl 30 hp water cooled engine with Bosch magneto and a Burgess two bladed 6'6" propeller (1250rpm) It spanned 32', had a wing area of 290 sq ft, a length of 31', chord 4'8", and tail span of 6'30". It weighed 400-450 lbs. The Model C was equipped with interplane ailerons and Greely Curtis deflectors.
The Burgess Company and Curtis Model C was a single place pusher biplane with two central skids or a two wheel undercarriage. There was only one built in October/November 1910.
It was delivered and flown in December 1910 at Moulton's Farm in Ipswich by William M. Hilliard. It was designed for student flyers and priced at $4,500.
It had a Clement-Bayard 2 cyl 30 hp water cooled engine with Bosch magneto and a Burgess two bladed 6'6" propeller (1250rpm) It spanned 32', had a wing area of 290 sq ft, a length of 31', chord 4'8", and tail span of 6'30". It weighed 400-450 lbs. The Model C was equipped with interplane ailerons and Greely Curtis deflectors.
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Model C Aircraft P. 436 2015.11.54.1
Model C Aircraft P. 436 2015.11.54.1