| Lincoln-Page PT | |
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| Lincoln-Page PT-K | |
| Role | Primary Trainer Type of aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lincoln-Page |
| Designer | A.H. Saxon |
| First flight | 1929 |
| Primary user | Private operators |
| Number built | 56 |
| Developed from | Lincoln-Page LP-3 |
TheLincoln-Page PT is an American open-cockpit two-seat single-baybiplane trainer aircraft produced from 1929 to 1931.
Lincoln-Page[note 1] were eager to take a share of the emerging trainer market. Using theirLincoln-Page LP-3 as a basis they set about designing the PT. The resultant aircraft was quite different from the LP-3, having tandem cockpits and a lengthened rear fuselage. The design bears a resemblance to theSwallow aircraft, partially from managerVictor Roos prior history with the company.[1] Structure was standard for its day:- welded steel tube warren girder fuselage with spruce spars and basswood ribs for the wings. With the ubiquitousCurtiss OX-5 the PT proved quite versatile and able to perform basic aerobatic manoeuvers without too much effort. It was awardedATC no 181 in July 1929.[2]
The aircraft was also offered with aCurtiss OXX-6 100 hp (75 kW) engine, but no evidence exists that any were produced. However, a later variant using aKinner K-5 radial engine was namedLincoln PT-K.
A PT-K is on display at theEAA AirVenture Museum.[3] In August 2014 three other PTs were registered by the Federal Aviation Administration as owned by private pilot owners in the United States.
Data from Specifications of American Commercial Airplanes,[4] EAA Museum[5]
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