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Model 56 Thrush/Thrush J
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company · Commercial · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Curtiss/Curtiss-Robertson Model 56 Thrush was a 1929 six passenger high-wing fixed undercarriage single-engine cabin monoplane airliner and utility transport powered by either a Curtiss Challenger or a Wright Whirlwind radial engine and built as an enlargement of the earlier Curtiss Robin. Several were used for record breaking endurance flights by female pilots during the early 1930s including one in which the aircraft stayed aloft for almost ten days.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Commercial
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Manufacturer
- Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1929
- Produced
- 13
- Engine
- 1× radial engine
- Thrust / Power
- 225 hp
- Length (ft)
- 32
- Wingspan (ft)
- 48
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 2260
- MTOW (lb)
- 3800
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 13200
- Range (mi)
- 900
- Max Speed (mph)
- 122