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The Travel Air 2000, 3000 and 4000


 

Travel Air Special - 1925
Walter Beech, Mac Short and Lloyd Stearman
Photo: Kansas Aviation Museum

Travel Air 2000
Photo: Kansas Aviation Museum

Travel Air 2000
Florida Airways (Airmail)
1926 - Jacksonville, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives

Travel Air 4000 s/n 1413 and Neumann
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives

Travel Air 4000 s/n 203
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives

Travel Air 4000's of the Chevrolet Skywriting Team
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives

Travel Air 4000 and Charles Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress

Travel Air 4000 piloted by Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress

Travel Air 4000 piloted by Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress

1929 Travel Air E-4000

1928 Travel Air 4000

1928 Travel Air 4000

1928 Travel Air 4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama

1928 Travel Air 4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama

1929 Travel Air E-4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama

Travel Air 4000
Landing Gear Detail


The Travel Air 4000 NC6425


Travel Air 2000 Specifications

Length                                 24 ft 2 in
Height                                 8 ft 11 in
Span (upper)                           34 ft 8 in
Span (lower)                           38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper)                            66.75 in
Chord (lower)                            55.75 in
Wing Area                               296 sq ft
Airfoil                                     TA #1
Seats                                           3

Gross Weight                             2,180 lb
Empty Weight                             1,335 lb
Useful Load                                845 lb

Top Speed                                 100 mph
Cruise Speed                               85 mph
Landing Speed                              40 mph

Service Ceiling                         10,000 ft
Rate of Climb (SL)                        550 fpm
Range                                      425 sm

Powerplant                OX-5 (90 hp @ 1450 rpm)

Fuel                                       42 gal
Oil                                         4 gal

Year of Introduction                         1925
Date of Certification                  March 1928
Certification                              ATC 30
Certification (120 hp Anzani)           Memo 2-25
Certification (EDO floats)              Memo 2-42
Production                             Approx 600
Price (1925)                               $3,500
Price (1930)                               $2,195

Notes:
- Welded steel tube fuselage
- laminated spruce spars
- spruce & ply built up ribs
- streamline wire bracing
- flight adjustable stabilizer
- ground adjustable fin


Travel Air 3000 Specifications

Length                                 24 ft 3 in
Height                                  9 ft 0 in
Span (upper)                           34 ft 8 in
Span (lower)                           38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper)                            66.75 in
Chord (lower)                            55.75 in
Wing Area                               296 sq ft
Airfoil                                     TA #1
Seats                                           3

Gross Weight                             2,590 lb
Empty Weight                             1,664 lb
Useful Load                                926 lb

Top Speed (Hisso-A)                       112 mph
Top Speed (Hisso-E)                       119 mph
Cruise Speed (Hisso-A)                    100 mph
Cruise Speed (Hisso-E)                    105 mph
Landing Speed                              46 mph

Ceiling (Hisso-A)                       15,000 ft
Ceiling (Hisso-E)                       17,000 ft
Rate of Climb at SL (Hisso-A)             800 fpm
Rate of Climb at SL (Hisso-E)             900 fpm
Range (Hisso-A)                            425 sm

Powerplant         Hispano-Suiza Model A (150 hp)
Alt Powerplant     Hispano-Suiza Model E (180 hp)

Fuel                                       42 gal

Year of Introduction                         1927
Date of Certification                  March 1928
Certification                              ATC 31
Production                                     33

Notes:
- Hisso-A models were the most common.
- Louise Thaden seat a womens altitude record of
  22,500 ft in December 1928.
- Louise Thaden seat a womens solo endurance record
  of 22 hours in March 1929.


Travel Air 4000 Specifications

Length                                 23 ft 6 in
Height                                  9 ft 1 in
Span (upper)                           34 ft 8 in
Span (lower)                           38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper)                            66.75 in
Chord (lower)                            55.75 in
Wing Area                               296 sq ft
Airfoil                                     TA #1
Seats                                           3

Gross Weight                             2,412 lb
Empty Weight                             1,650 lb
Useful Load                                762 lb

Top Speed                                 130 mph
Cruise Speed                              110 mph
Landing Speed                              45 mph

Service Ceiling                         20,000 ft
Rate of Climb (SL)                       1200 fpm
Range (42 gal tanks)                       450 sm
Range (60 gal tanks)                       450 sm

Powerplant                    Wright J-5 (220 hp)

Fuel                             42 gal or 60 gal

Year of Introduction                         1927
Date of Certification                  March 1928
Certification                              ATC 32
Production                                     99
Price (1928)                               $9,100


Travel Air E-4000 Specifications

Length                                 24 ft 1 in
Span (upper)                           33 ft 0 in
Seats                                           3

Useful Load                               1007 lb

Top Speed                                 120 mph
Cruise Speed                              103 mph
Landing Speed                              48 mph

Powerplant                    Wright J-6 (165 hp)

Year of Introduction                         1929
Certification                 ATC 188, Memo 2-156
Production                                     59
Price (1929)                               $6,425
Price (1930)                               $5,850


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