C-19 Alpha
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The Northrop
C-19 Alpha was a series of three aircraft purchased from Northrop by the US Army Air Corps in 1931
. They were slightly modified versions of the civil Northrop Alpha
Type 2. The major difference between the C-19s and the Alphas was that the civilian version carried a pilot and six passengers while the Army version carried a pilot and four passengers. One aircraft, the last of the three purchased, crashed between Richmond
and Petersburg, Virginia
on Sunday, March 19, 1933, killing its pilot and two passengers. The other aircraft were used for several more years until being sent to training schools as subjects for maintenance and repair classes.
supplied for evaluation to the USAAC. No production oders was given.
Y1C-19: two aircraft, serial numbers 31-517 to 31-518, Pratt & Whitney R-1340
-11 engine
Northrop Corporation
Northrop Corporation was a leading United States aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman in 1994. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, although only a few of these have entered service.-History:Jack...
C-19 Alpha was a series of three aircraft purchased from Northrop by the US Army Air Corps in 1931
1931 in aviation
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. They were slightly modified versions of the civil Northrop Alpha
Northrop Alpha
The Northrop Alpha was an American single-engine, all-metal, seven-seat, low-wing monoplane fast mail/passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation, which in 1929, became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank, California.-Design &...
Type 2. The major difference between the C-19s and the Alphas was that the civilian version carried a pilot and six passengers while the Army version carried a pilot and four passengers. One aircraft, the last of the three purchased, crashed between Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
and Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
on Sunday, March 19, 1933, killing its pilot and two passengers. The other aircraft were used for several more years until being sent to training schools as subjects for maintenance and repair classes.
Design and development
The YC-19 aircraft were Northrop Alpha 4sNorthrop Alpha
The Northrop Alpha was an American single-engine, all-metal, seven-seat, low-wing monoplane fast mail/passenger transport aircraft used in the 1930s. Design work was done at the Avion Corporation, which in 1929, became the Northrop Aircraft Corporation based in Burbank, California.-Design &...
supplied for evaluation to the USAAC. No production oders was given.
Variants
YC-19: one aircraft, previously an Alpha 4, serial numbers 31-516Y1C-19: two aircraft, serial numbers 31-517 to 31-518, Pratt & Whitney R-1340
Pratt & Whitney R-1340
|-See also:* Pratt & Whitney Wasp series* Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior* Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior* Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp-Bibliography:...
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