Curtiss 18-Passenger "Condor" Transport Plane Passes Public Test, 1929
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The Curtiss Condor airplane had its origins in a twin-engine military bomber introduced in 1929. The civilian version carried 18 passengers and flew for commercial airlines. With its biplane wings and closed cockpit, the Condor was something of a bridge between pioneering aircraft like Boeing's Model 40 and more modern airliners like Douglas's DC-3.
The Curtiss Condor airplane had its origins in a twin-engine military bomber introduced in 1929. The civilian version carried 18 passengers and flew for commercial airlines. With its biplane wings and closed cockpit, the Condor was something of a bridge between pioneering aircraft like Boeing's Model 40 and more modern airliners like Douglas's DC-3.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 July 1929
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.253
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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