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Remington Burnelli RB-2
The Remington Burnelli RB-2 was a 1920s American twin-engined biplane freighter or airliner, designed by Vincent Burnelli with a lifting body fuselage. At the time it was the world's largest commercial freighter. It was the first aircraft to carry a motor car inside its fuselage.
The RB-2 was based on the earlier RB-1 airliner, it had improved control surfaces and was powered by two 650 hp Galloway Atlantic piston engines. It had a corrugated metal construction with a dural skin giving it an empty weight of 5 tons. The passenger cabin could be fitted with 25 seats or used for freight.
In 1925 the aircraft was used by the Hudson Motor Car Company as a flying showroom for the Essex automobile.
Data from "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner" 1926, p.506, and as noted
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Remington Burnelli RB-2
The Remington Burnelli RB-2 was a 1920s American twin-engined biplane freighter or airliner, designed by Vincent Burnelli with a lifting body fuselage. At the time it was the world's largest commercial freighter. It was the first aircraft to carry a motor car inside its fuselage.
The RB-2 was based on the earlier RB-1 airliner, it had improved control surfaces and was powered by two 650 hp Galloway Atlantic piston engines. It had a corrugated metal construction with a dural skin giving it an empty weight of 5 tons. The passenger cabin could be fitted with 25 seats or used for freight.
In 1925 the aircraft was used by the Hudson Motor Car Company as a flying showroom for the Essex automobile.
Data from "The Remington–Burnelli Airliner" 1926, p.506, and as noted
General characteristics
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