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Northrop Alpha

Transport · Interwar (1919–1938)

Northrop Alpha — Transport
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The Northrop Alpha is an American single-engine, all-metal, seven-seat, low-wing monoplane fast mail/passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation, which in 1929, became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank, California.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Transport
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Engine
Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340-SC1
Thrust / Power
420 hp (313 kW)
Length (ft)
28
Wingspan (ft)
41
Empty Weight (lb)
2590
MTOW (lb)
4500
Service Ceiling (ft)
19300
Range (mi)
1650
Max Speed (mph)
177