Harlow PC-5
| PC-5 | |
|---|---|
| |
| PC-5A | |
| Role | Military trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Harlow Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Max B. Harlow |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Introduction | 1942 |
| Primary user | Royal Indian Air Force |
| Number built | 5 (PC-5) 28+ (PC-5A) 1 (PC-6) |
| Developed from | Harlow PJC-2 |
The Harlow PC-5 was a 1930s American military trainer version of the PJC-2, and was designed and built by the Harlow Aircraft Company.
Development
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The Harlow Aircraft Company in Alhambra, California, designed a version of the
Hindustan Aeronautics, who were to assemble the aircraft for use by the Royal Indian Air Force as the PC-5A.[3] The first PC-5A flew in August 1941,[4]
but it is not known how many were assembled and flown.
Using an engineering team brought in by Intercontinental, a cheaper version of the PC-5 was developed and built as the PC-6. The PC-6 wing failed, causing a fatal accident during an early test flight.[citation needed]
Variants
- PJC-5 later PC-5
- Tandem two-seat training version of the PJC-2
- PC-5A
- Version for assembly in India by Hindustan Aircraft, number built not known.
- PC-6
- Cheaper version of the PC-5, one built.
Operators
Specifications (PC-5A)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1941,[5] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[6]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 7.5 in (10.859 m)
- Height: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
- Wing area: 185 sq ft (17.2 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA 23012[7]
- Empty weight: 2,015 lb (914 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,600 lb (1,179 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab 165-D7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 165 hp (123 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Hamilton Standard constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 163 mph (262 km/h, 142 kn)
- Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h, 126 kn)
- Landing speed: 56 mph (49 kn; 90 km/h)
- Range: 425 mi (684 km, 369 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
- ^ a b "Harlow PJC-2 1938–41". planeandpilotmag.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ John Underwood. Grand Central Air Terminal. p. 95.
- ^ a b "Harlow". aerofiles.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce (1954). "World Trade Information Service, Parts 4-5". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1941). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1941. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 181c.
- ^ The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis Publications. 1985. p. 2009.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Further reading
Media related to Harlow PC-5 at Wikimedia Commons- Juptner, Joseph (1 December 1993). U.S. civil aircraft series. New York: Blue Ridge Summit, Penn. ISBN 978-0830643738.
