Engineering Division TW-1

TW-1
TW-1
General information
Type	Training biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Engineering Division
Primary user	United States Army Air Service
Number built	2
History
First flight	1920

The Engineering Division TW-1 was an American two-seat training biplane designed by the United States Army Engineering Division, only two were built and the type did not enter production.

Design and development

Two prototypes of the TW-1 were built powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) Liberty 6. The second aircraft was tested at McCook Field, (given the McCook designation P-200) and subsequently modified with a 350 hp (261 kW) Packard 1A-1237 engine but no others were built.

Specifications

Data from aerofiles.com

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
Powerplant: 1 × Liberty 6 , 230 hp (172 kW)

References

Notes

1 2 3 Andrade 1979, p. 171
1 2 "American airplanes: Ea - Ew". www.aerofiles.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

Bibliography

Andrade, John (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.

[Andrade-1] 1 2 3 Andrade 1979, p. 171

[aerofile-2] 1 2 "American airplanes: Ea - Ew". www.aerofiles.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

v t e Engineering Division aircraft
Bombers	USD-1
Two-seat fighters	USB-1 USB-2 XB-1A LUSAC-11 TP-1
Single-seat fighters	FVL-8 VCP PW-1
Trainers	TW-1
Observation	CO-1 CO-3

v t e USAAS trainer designations 1919–1924
Trainer, air-cooled	TA-1 TA-2 TA-3 TA-4 TA-5 TA-6
Trainer, water-cooled	TW-1 TW-2 TW-3 TW-4 TW-5