Curtiss Twin JN

Curtiss Twin JN (JN-5, Model 1B)

Manufacturer: Curtiss
Introduced: 1916
Primary user: United States Army Air Service
Number built: 8

The Curtiss Twin JN (retrospectively called Model 1B, also known as JN-5) was an American experimental biplane observation aircraft built by Curtiss for the United States Army Air Service.

Based on the successful JN-4, the Twin JN used the same wing structure with an extended span, by enlarging the center section. Control was achieved with the tail of a Curtiss R-4. For power, it employed a pair of 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OXX-2s, between the wings.

One aircraft was evaluated by the United States Navy as a twin-float seaplane.

Operators

United States

United States Army Air Corps
United States Navy

Specifications

Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.83 m)
Wingspan: 52 ft 9⅜ in (16.08 m)
Height: 10 ft 8⅜ in (3.26 m)
Wing area: 450.3 ft² (41.83 m²)
Empty weight: 2,030 lb (921 kg)
Gross weight: 3,110 lb (1,411 kg)
Powerplant: 2 x— Curtiss OXX-2 water-cooled 8-cylinder vee aircraft piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW) each each

Performance

Maximum speed: 80 mph (129 km/h)
Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,350 m)

Bowers, Peter M. Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947. London:Putnam, 1979. ISBN 0 370 10029 8.
Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997.
John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0 904597 22 9

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