The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed Travel Air Manufacturing Company of Wichita, Kansas.[1][2] It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by Curtiss-Wright.[1][2]
Design and development
The Travel Air Company was formed in early 1925. The Travel Air 1000 was the first design by the company. A conventional biplane with two open cockpits in tandem, with the pilot at the rear.[1] It was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a conventional landing gear with a tailskid.[1] The Travel Air 1000 registeredNC241 first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by Walter Beech.[2] With some minor changes it was developed into the Travel Air 2000.[1]