Ryan Brougham
Airliner
The Ryan Brougham is a series of single-engine five- or six-seat airliner developed by the US-American manufacturer Ryan Aeronautical Company and produced by B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation and later by Ryan-Mahoney Aircraft Corporation. The Brougham series includes the B-1, B-3, B-5 and the B-7 Brougham.
The Ryan Brougham is a development of the Ryan M-2 mail plane. The Ryan B-1 Brougham was the first production model powered by a Wright J-5 engine (150 built). Of the slightly larger six seat B-3 only 9 were built. The Brougham B-5 of which 61 were built was powered by a Wright J-6 engine (300 hp / 224 kW). The last version B-7 (8 built) was powered by a Pratt & Whitney C-1 Wasp engine with 420 hp (313 kW).
Crew | 1 | |
Passengers | 4 |
Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine | |
Engine Model | Wright J-5 Whirlwind | |
Engine Power | 168 kW | 225 hp |
Speed | 200 km/h | 108 kts 124 mph |
Service Ceiling | 4.877 m | 16.000 ft |
Range | 1.130 km | 610 NM 702 mi. |
Empty Weight | 848 kg | 1.870 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 1.497 kg | 3.300 lbs |
Wing Span | 12,80 m | 41 ft 12 in |
Wing Area | 25,0 m² | 269 ft² |
Length | 8,46 m | 27 ft 9 in |
Height | 2,67 m | 8 ft 9 in |
First Flight | 1927 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Production Range | 1927-1930 | |
Total Production | 228 | |
Developed from | Ryan M-2 |
Data for (Version) | Ryan B-1 Brougham | |
Variants | B-1, B-3, B-5, B-7 |
[Photo-ID: 6330] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
Ryan B-1 Brougham Reg.: N6956 c/n: 141 flyable | |
Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 6331] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
Ryan B-1 Brougham Reg.: N6956 c/n: 141 flyable | |
Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 6179] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-14 | |
Ryan B-5 Brougham Reg.: N9236 c/n: 194 displayed as NC731M | |
San Diego Air and Space Museum [San Diego, CA] |