Orenco_IL-1 Knowpia

Orenco IL-1
Role	Liaison biplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Orenco
First flight	1919
Primary user	United States Army
Number built	2

The Orenco IL-1 was an American two-seat liaison biplane built for the United States Army by the Ordnance Engineering Corporation (Orenco).^[1] The Model E-2 was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty 12 engine and designated IL-1 (Infantry Liaison) by the Army.^[2] First flown in 1919, two aircraft were built and evaluated by the Army at McCook Field as P-147 and P-168, but the type did not enter production.^[1]

Specifications edit

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) ^[3]
Wing area: 600 sq ft (56 m²) ^[3]
Empty weight: 3,428 lb (1,555 kg) ^[3]
Gross weight: 5,046 lb (2,289 kg) ^[3]
Powerplant: 1 × Liberty 12 , 400 hp (300 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn) at sea level^[3]
Range: 406 mi (653 km, 353 nmi) ^[3]
Time to altitude: ^[3]
- 14 minutes to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- 29 minutes to 15,000 ft (4,600 m)

References edit

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "American airplanes - O". www.aerofiles.com. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
^ Andrade 1979, p. 129
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Flight 1 April 1920, p. 366.