Lincoln Standard L.S.5

L.S.5
Role Commercial Biplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lincoln-Page Aircraft Co.[1]
Introduction 1924
Unit cost
$2495 in 1927
Developed from Standard J[1]

The Lincoln Standard L.S.5 was a modification of the Standard J biplane to accommodate 5 passengers marketed by the Lincoln Aircraft Company (later the Lincoln-Page Aircraft Co.).[1][2][3]

Design and development

The L.S.5 was a modification to the Standard J Biplane. The aircraft featured an engine upgrade to 150 hp (112 kW) from the original Curtiss OX-5 engine and a modification to the fuselage to seat four passengers in an unusually deep open cockpit layout with side-by-side configuration seating facing each other.[4]

Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza purchased and flew a L.S.5, named "Excelsior", making flights that earned him the reputation of "The Lindbergh of Mexico" in 1927. It crashed on July 12, 1928, killing Carranza, on a return flight from New York.[5]

Specifications (L.S.5)

Data from Aerofiles La-Lin and SkyWays[1][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: four passengers
  • Upper wingspan: 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m)
  • Lower wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
  • Airfoil: RAF 3
  • Empty weight: 1,735 lb (787 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,922 lb (1,325 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 81 kn; 149 km/h (92.8 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 75 kn; 138 km/h (86 mph)
  • Stall speed: 30 kn; 55 km/h (34 mph)
  • Range: 269 nmi; 499 km (310 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
  • Rate of climb: 520 ft/min (2.6 m/s)

See also

Related development

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eckland, K.O. "Aerofiles La to Li". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Linclon's Emergence as an Aviation Center". Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Joseph P. Juptner. U.S. civil aircraft: Volume 1; Volume 1.
  4. 1 2 Skyways: 47. July 2000. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Check-Six.com - "The Lindbergh of Mexico"
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