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Bellanca
Airbus/Aircruiser
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Developed
from the 1928 Bellanca K, built for a proposed New York-Rome flight,
the Model P first flew in 1930. Designed as a 14 seat
commercial aircraft, the Model P Airbus suffered from a
depressed civil market and a 1934 U.S. government regulation
effectively eliminating single engine commercial aircraft.
The U.S. Army purchased 14 Bellanca Airbuses as
transports with the designation C-27. Bellanca improved the
Model P with the Model 66 in 1934 and renamed the aircraft Aircruiser.
These aircraft found their niche flying for Canadian operators.
Total production of both the Airbus and Aircruiser
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| Specifications
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Designations |
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 | Model P: Initial Bellanca designation
(named Airbus) |
| Model 66: Designation of improved
aircraft (named Aircruiser) |
| C-27: U.S. Army cargo aircraft
designation |
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page updated 07 February 2008
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