Aircraft Photo of N567 | Weick W-1A | United States Department of Commerce | AirHistory.net #406017
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N567
Aircraft Original Type:Weick W-1
Aircraft Generic Type:Weick W-1
Aircraft Version:Weick W-1A
C/n (msn):1
Operator Titles:United States Department of Commerce
Location
City / Airport:Hampton - Langley AFBMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KLFI   IATA: LFI   Local: LFI   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1936
Photo from:Jay Sherlock Collection
Photo ID: 406017
Photo Comment

The W-1A was a developed version of the Weick W-1, a homebuilt design intended to fit with the 'safety plane' program of the early 1930s. The original was sold to NACA who, after wind tunnel testing in their Langley facility wind tunnel, contracted for a new version as the W-1A. This new variant replaced the fixed slot forward of the wing used on the original aircraft with large trailing edge flaps. Photo from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

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