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Boeing 80A-1
Boeing 80A-1 NC224M United Air Lines
The Boeing 80 was designed in response to increased demand on Boeing Air Transport’s San Francisco-Chicago route. The Model 80 carried passengers in a spacious cabin appointed with leather upholstery, reading lamps, forced-air ventilation, and hot and cold running water. The first version carried 12 people.
Model 80A-1 – version with revised empennage; all 10 Model 80As converted to this standard
The Boeing 80A introduced aviations first female flight attendants.
NC224M is the only surviving example of the Boeing Model 80 series.
General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Capacity: 18 passengers
- Payload: 408 kg (898 lb cargo)
- Length: 17.22 m (56 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 24.39 m (80 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 113.4 sq m (1,220 sq ft)
- Airfoil: Boeing N-22
- Empty weight: 4,810 kg (10,582 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,810 kg (17,500 lb)
- Powerplant: 3× Pratt & Whitney Hornet air-cooled radials, 525 hp (392 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 222 km/h (138 mph, 120 knots)
- Cruise speed: 201 km/h (125 mph 109 knots)
- Stall speed: 89 km/h (55 mph 48 knots)
- Range: 741 km (460 mi, 400 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,270 m (14,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.6 m/s (900 ft/min)
Photos: Rob Vogelaar, ZAP16 Group