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Keystone XO-15

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Keystone XO-15
Role Observation aircraft
Manufacturer Keystone Aircraft Corporation
First flight 1930
Primary user United States Army Air Corps
Produced 1

The Keystone XO-15 was an American prototype observation aircraft, built by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps, First flown in 1930, only a single prototype was built.[1]

Specifications (XO-15)

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Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
  • Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,776 lb (806 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,518 lb (1,142 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-790 radial piston engine , 236 hp (176 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 119 mph (192 km/h, 103 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 18,625 ft (5,677 m)

Armament

  • 2 x .30-cal machine guns

See also

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b Historical Office of the Army Air Forces (1947). The official pictorial history of the AAF. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pierce. p. 182. ASIN B000GU84Z2.