NC11Y — 1930 Northrop 4A Alpha Data

NC11Y
1930 Northrop 4A Alpha, c/n 3
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NC11Y is a 1930 Northrop 4A Alpha (serial number 3). It is configured with 1 engine and 7 seats. Registration status is listed as Preserved, with ownership recorded under National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, United States. The profile includes 3 photos documenting this aircraft.

Latest photos of NC11Y
Aircraft NC11Y, 1930 Northrop ALPHA as NC11Y, past the Boeing 247 D and below the Douglas Eastern Airlines DC-3, note the streamlined spatted pants enclosing fixed landing gear, at National Air & Space Museum, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
Aircraft NC11Y, 1930 Northrop ALPHA as NC11Y, Wright Whirlwind J-5-C 420 Hp, passengers and mail inside fuselage-pilot in cockpit behind, at National Air & Space Museum, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
Aircraft NC11Y, 1930 Northrop ALPHA as NC11Y, 3rd built, P&W Wasp 420 Hp, high top speed (177 mph) mail & passenger plane, multi-cellular wing & stressed-skin all-metal construction, at National Air & Space Museum, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Northrop
Model 4A Alpha Search all Northrop 4A Alpha
Year built 1930
Construction Number (C/N) 3
Aircraft Type Glider
Number of Seats 7
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model Pratt & Whittney R-1340-SC1
Also Registered As
N11Y Preserved
Aircraft
Registration Number NC11Y
Mode S (ICAO24) Code
Current Status Preserved
Owner
Owner National Air and Space Museum
Address Washington, DC 20560
United States