Consolidated NY-1, -2, -3
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Consolidated NY-1
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Consolidated NY-1
| Manufacturer | Consolidated |
| Designation | NY-1 |
| Type | Trainer & Utility Transport |
| Powerplant | Wright R-790 |
NY-2 Photo donated by Eddie Phillps |
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| Shown here in the second photo during the early to mid 30's is one of
Grosse Ile's Consolidated NY-2 floatplanes being hoisted out of the
water at what was later to become known as "The Lower Base".
This is typical of the type aircraft used in training at the base during
this period.
A civil-registered model [NX7918] was used by Lt. James Doolittle in his historic blind-flying demonstration on September 24, 1929. In a hooded cockpit, with Lt. Ben Kelsey acting as safety pilot, he took off from Mitchel Field, flew a prescribed course for 15 miles, then landed, all by instruments and without ever seeing the ground. New York Times declared next day: "The demonstration was more than an exhibition of blind flying [skill] and instrument perfection, it indicated that aviation had perhaps taken its greatest single step in safety..." - Stanley Outlaw |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated |
| Designation | NY-3 |
| Type | Trainer & Utility Transport |
| Length | 31' 0" |
| Height | 10' 10" |
| Wingspan | 40' 0" |
| Gross Weight | 2599 lbs |
| Powerplant | Wright R-760-94 |
| Horsepower | 240 |
| Max Speed | 107 Mph |
| Ceiling | 15150 Ft. |
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Flight of nine NY-2s |
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