Travel Air Special - 1925
Walter Beech, Mac Short and Lloyd Stearman
Photo: Kansas Aviation Museum
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Travel Air 2000
Photo: Kansas Aviation Museum
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Travel Air 2000
Florida Airways (Airmail)
1926 - Jacksonville, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives
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Travel Air 4000 s/n 1413 and Neumann
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives
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Travel Air 4000 s/n 203
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives
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Travel Air 4000's of the Chevrolet Skywriting Team
1936 - Miami, Florida
Photo: Florida State Archives
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Travel Air 4000 and Charles Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress
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Travel Air 4000 piloted by Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress
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Travel Air 4000 piloted by Lindbergh
Chicago
Photo: Library of Congress
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1929 Travel Air E-4000
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1928 Travel Air 4000
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1928 Travel Air 4000
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1928 Travel Air 4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama
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1928 Travel Air 4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama
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1929 Travel Air E-4000
2003 National Air Tour
Bessemer, Alabama
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Travel Air 4000
Landing Gear Detail
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Travel Air 2000 Specifications
Length 24 ft 2 in
Height 8 ft 11 in
Span (upper) 34 ft 8 in
Span (lower) 38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper) 66.75 in
Chord (lower) 55.75 in
Wing Area 296 sq ft
Airfoil TA #1
Seats 3
Gross Weight 2,180 lb
Empty Weight 1,335 lb
Useful Load 845 lb
Top Speed 100 mph
Cruise Speed 85 mph
Landing Speed 40 mph
Service Ceiling 10,000 ft
Rate of Climb (SL) 550 fpm
Range 425 sm
Powerplant OX-5 (90 hp @ 1450 rpm)
Fuel 42 gal
Oil 4 gal
Year of Introduction 1925
Date of Certification March 1928
Certification ATC 30
Certification (120 hp Anzani) Memo 2-25
Certification (EDO floats) Memo 2-42
Production Approx 600
Price (1925) $3,500
Price (1930) $2,195
Notes:
- Welded steel tube fuselage
- laminated spruce spars
- spruce & ply built up ribs
- streamline wire bracing
- flight adjustable stabilizer
- ground adjustable fin
Travel Air 3000 Specifications
Length 24 ft 3 in
Height 9 ft 0 in
Span (upper) 34 ft 8 in
Span (lower) 38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper) 66.75 in
Chord (lower) 55.75 in
Wing Area 296 sq ft
Airfoil TA #1
Seats 3
Gross Weight 2,590 lb
Empty Weight 1,664 lb
Useful Load 926 lb
Top Speed (Hisso-A) 112 mph
Top Speed (Hisso-E) 119 mph
Cruise Speed (Hisso-A) 100 mph
Cruise Speed (Hisso-E) 105 mph
Landing Speed 46 mph
Ceiling (Hisso-A) 15,000 ft
Ceiling (Hisso-E) 17,000 ft
Rate of Climb at SL (Hisso-A) 800 fpm
Rate of Climb at SL (Hisso-E) 900 fpm
Range (Hisso-A) 425 sm
Powerplant Hispano-Suiza Model A (150 hp)
Alt Powerplant Hispano-Suiza Model E (180 hp)
Fuel 42 gal
Year of Introduction 1927
Date of Certification March 1928
Certification ATC 31
Production 33
Notes:
- Hisso-A models were the most common.
- Louise Thaden seat a womens altitude record of
22,500 ft in December 1928.
- Louise Thaden seat a womens solo endurance record
of 22 hours in March 1929.
Travel Air 4000 Specifications
Length 23 ft 6 in
Height 9 ft 1 in
Span (upper) 34 ft 8 in
Span (lower) 38 ft 8 in
Chord (upper) 66.75 in
Chord (lower) 55.75 in
Wing Area 296 sq ft
Airfoil TA #1
Seats 3
Gross Weight 2,412 lb
Empty Weight 1,650 lb
Useful Load 762 lb
Top Speed 130 mph
Cruise Speed 110 mph
Landing Speed 45 mph
Service Ceiling 20,000 ft
Rate of Climb (SL) 1200 fpm
Range (42 gal tanks) 450 sm
Range (60 gal tanks) 450 sm
Powerplant Wright J-5 (220 hp)
Fuel 42 gal or 60 gal
Year of Introduction 1927
Date of Certification March 1928
Certification ATC 32
Production 99
Price (1928) $9,100
Travel Air E-4000 Specifications
Length 24 ft 1 in
Span (upper) 33 ft 0 in
Seats 3
Useful Load 1007 lb
Top Speed 120 mph
Cruise Speed 103 mph
Landing Speed 48 mph
Powerplant Wright J-6 (165 hp)
Year of Introduction 1929
Certification ATC 188, Memo 2-156
Production 59
Price (1929) $6,425
Price (1930) $5,850
