Harold Karr-Avan Tandem Airplane

[hesham]

Hi,


Navy Flyer Invents Tandem Airplane for Heavy Loads
A Tandem airplane called the KarrAvan has been invented by Harold H. Karr, a naval aviation pilot at North Island, San Diego, California. The ship which is 130 feet long and has a wing spread of 96 feet is able to lift 85,000 pounds. The unique flying machine will be powered by five 420 h.p. engines and will have a top speed of 135 miles an hour. The ship will carry 80 passengers and their baggage more than 4,000 miles without a halt.


http://blog.modernmechanix.com/navy-flyer-invents-tandem-airplane-for-heavy-loads/

 

[theponja]

Wow!!! This could be a perfect model to display!!! Thanks for the link hesham.

 

[hesham]

Thank you Alcides.

 

[VictorXL188]

Further to Hesham's post here's the patent of the design

 

[hesham]

Further to Hesham's post here's the patent of the design

Nice find Victor.