Engineering Division TW-1
title: "Engineering Division TW-1" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["engineering-division-aircraft", "1920s-united-states-military-trainer-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "biplanes", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1920", "single-engined-piston-aircraft", "aircraft-with-fixed-conventional-landing-gear"] topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_Division_TW-1" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | TW-1 |
| image | Engineering Division TW-1.jpg |
| aircraft_type | Training biplane |
| national_origin | United States |
| manufacturer | Engineering Division |
| primary_user | United States Army Air Service |
| number_built | 2 |
| first_flight | 1920 |
| :: |
NOTOC | name = TW-1 | logo = | logo_size = | image = Engineering Division TW-1.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Training biplane | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United States | manufacturer = Engineering Division | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = United States Army Air Service | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 2 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1920 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Engineering Division TW-1 was an American two-seat training biplane designed by the United States Army Engineering Division, only two were built and the type did not enter production.
Design and development
Two prototypes of the TW-1 were built powered by a 230 hp Liberty 6. The second aircraft was tested at McCook Field, (given the McCook designation P-200) and subsequently modified with a 350 hp Packard 1A-1237 engine but no others were built.
Specifications
|ref=aerofiles.com |prime units? = imp |crew=2 |length m=8.79 |length ft=28 |length in=10 |span m=12.5 |span ft=41 |span in=0 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Liberty 6 |eng1 kw=172 |eng1 hp=230 |perfhide=Y
References
Notes
Bibliography
References
- Andrade 1979, p. 171
- (2 May 2009). "American airplanes: Ea - Ew". www.aerofiles.com.
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