Ryan Aircraft - Ryan Brougham, Ryan M-1, Ryan Foursome (Paperback)

Chapters: Ryan Brougham, Ryan M-1, Ryan Foursome. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Ryan Brougham was a small single-engine airliner produced in the United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its design was reminiscent of the M-1 mailplane first produced by Ryan in 1926, and like it, was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional design. Unlike the M-1, however, the Brougham had a fully-enclosed cabin for the pilot and four passengers. The Brougham prototype was derived from the later M-2 and was powered by a 150 hp Hisso engine. Originally priced at $12,200, the price was reduced to $9,700 when fitted with a Wright J-5, and $5,750 with Hisso. One Brougham was fitted with floats. The only common parts between the famous Spirit of St. Louis and the first Ryan B-1s were the tail surfaces and a few of the wing fittings. Later B-1 Brougham production versions had no common parts. Prior to Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, interest in the B-1 Brougham had led to the first orders, initially to a local hotel owner, but when Frank Hawks, a well-known pilot expressed an interest, the first production aircraft, "The Gold Bug" became his. Lindbergh had come to the factory to examine the first B-1 but had instead ordered a completely new aircraft to his specifications. In the aftermath of the record-breaking transatlantic flight, Hawks renamed the first aircraft, the "Spirit of San Diego" and flew to Washington with his wife on board, to greet the triumphant Lindbergh. In the ensuing glare of publicity, Hawks was hired by the Ryan Aircraft company to be its official representative. With the public idolizing Lindbergh, Hawks toured the country, selling rides in the aircraft "like Lindy flew." Hi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2140673