Eshelman FW-5

Eshelmann FW-5
Role Experimental cabin monoplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cheston L. Eshelman Company
Designer Cheston Lee Eshelman
First flight 1942
Number built 2


The Eshelman FW-5 was a 1940s American experimental cabin monoplane designed and built at Dundalk, Maryland by the Cheston L. Eshelman Company.[1]

Design and development

The FW-5 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane, it had an unusual wing planform in which the wing centre-section was blended into the fuselage, this gave rise to the name The Wing.[1] It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was powered by a 325 hp (242 kW) Avco Lycoming flat-six piston engine.[1] The enclosed cabin had room for a pilot and three passengers. First flown in 1942 only two aircraft were built.[2]

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 1616
  2. "American airplanes: Ea - Ew". www.aerofiles.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

Bibliography


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