Aircraft Photo of NC684W | Bellanca P-100 Airbus | AirHistory.net #648467
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC684W
Aircraft Original Type:Bellanca P/C-27/66 Airbus/Aircruiser
Aircraft Generic Type:Bellanca P/C-27/66 Airbus/Aircruiser
Aircraft Version:Bellanca P-100 Airbus
C/n (msn):701
Location
City / Airport:Wilmington - Piasecki Field (closed)Map
Region / Country:Delaware, United States
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:January 1930 to August 1930
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 648467
Photo Comment

The prototype of the Bellanca Airbus, the sole P-100 airframe. Stamped August 1930, this press photo came with the announcement that the plane was to take part in the 1930 Ford Reliability Tour, but it appears that it was replaced by a Bellanca Pacemaker, NC257M, at the last minute, likely because its Curtiss Conqueror engine was unreliable. Converted to a P-200 Airbus with a Wright Cyclone radial. To Mexico in July 1931 as XA-BHO.

This photo was added on 29 January 2024, and has since been viewed 131 times.


Submit Correction
Contact Photographer