1928 Travel Air 3000

• Engine: 180 HP Hispano Suiza E, 8 cylinder, water cooled, V8. Designed about 1917, originally used to power the “Spade” of WW I Fighter fame.
• 33 built, 2 believed still flying.
• ATC #31
• 3 place seating
• This pane is exceptionally original. Was stored in a barn in 1940 and rediscovered in the 1980’s.
• Louise Thaden, a famous 20’s female flyer set an altitude record on 1928 of 22,500 feet.
• Thaden set an endurance record in 1929 of 22 hours in a Hisso 3000
• Max speed 119, Cruise 105, weight 1664 lbs, payload 500#.
• Travel Air Company originally founded by Cessna, Beech and Stearman-three of America’s most famous aviators. Cessna went to cound Cessna Aircraft, Beech to Beech Aircraft and Stearman to Stearman Aircraft.

 

Name	Travel-Air Model 3000
Type of Plane	Three place Biplane
Height	8 feet 9 inches
Length	24 feet 7 inches
Wing Span (upper)	34 feet 8 inches
Wing Span (lower)	28 feet 8 inches
Seats	2 passengers
Empty Weight	1640 lbs
Useful Load	950 lbs
Max Gross Weight	2590 lbs
Maximum Speed	119 mph
Crusing Speed	105 mph
Landing Speed	46 mph
Service Ceilng	17,000 feet
Engine	Hispano-Suiza Model E 180 hp V8
Fuel Capacity	60 Gallons
Year of Introduction	1928. 33 built