The Bellanca CF was an early enclosed-cabin, high-wing monoplane that Giuseppe Mario Bellanca began designing in 1921 and built in Nebraska for the short-lived Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Company. It had a mahogany plywood fuselage, fabric-covered wing, tail and struts, and a fully enclosed cabin with small windows. The struts were made of Port Orford cedar and shaped as airfoils to help lift, and the landing gear was laminated ash. Airmail pilot Harry G. Smith test flew it on 8 June 1922 at Fort Crook, Nebraska, where it performed loops and rolls. It was then flown around the country for publicity, won four performance awards at the Midwestern Flying Meet and took the efficiency contest at the 1923 National Air Races, and Bellanca was nominated for the 1922 Collier Trophy for the design. Only one was built. The Yellow Air Cab Company of New York bought it in 1924 and modified it, and after private ownership and a time with the Bellanca family it was donated to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in 1960. The Wright-Bellanca WB-1 was Bellanca's next advance in wooden aircraft.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineAnzani 10-cylinder radial 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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1922: (Victor H) Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Co, Omaha.
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The Bellanca CF was test flown by airmail pilot Harry G. Smith June 8, 1922 at Fort Crook, Nebraska.
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Operational history, first flight
The Bellanca CF was test flown by airmail pilot Harry G. Smith June 8, 1922 at Fort Crook, Nebraska.
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The Bellanca CF is an early enclosed high-wing monoplane designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca that led to a successful series of Bellanca aircraft.
Specifications, powerplant
Anzani 10-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 95 hp (71 kW)
Specifications, power
Anzani 10-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 95 hp (71 kW)
Specifications, empty mass
Empty weight: 950 lb (431 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Gross weight: 1,990 lb (903 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 96 kn (110 mph, 180 km/h)
Development, production
The short lived company produced only one Bellanca CF
Operational history, museum
donated to Smithsonian collection of the National Air and Space Museum in 1960
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The Bellanca CF is an early enclosed high-wing monoplane designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca that led to a successful series of Bellanca aircraft.
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The Bellanca CF is an early enclosed high-wing monoplane designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca that led to a successful series of Bellanca aircraft.
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The Bellanca CF is an early enclosed high-wing monoplane designed by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca that led to a successful series of Bellanca aircraft.
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CF, SE Sport, Air Sedan 1922 = 5pO/ChwM; 90hp Anzani;
Bellanca page, company chronology
1922: (Victor H) Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Co, Omaha.
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