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The backbone K-78 Patrician was an airliner developed in the United province in the late
1920s , built only in paradigm form .== conception & development == The patrician was a
high-wing , strut-braced monoplane following the then-standard trimotor layout , and was
intended to represent the heavy and fastest aircraft of its type .The fuselage was
constructed from a chromoly tube framework with aluminum longerons and bulkheads , all
skinned in textile .The inner wings were built from steel-truss spars and metal ribs and
fabric-covered , while the taboo wings of wooden construction .The escape test program
included a much-publicized getting even flight of stairs across the United States and in
another stunt , a successful endeavour at a load-carrying record was set by lifting a 4,600
pound ( 2,090 kg ) `` payload '' of `` 33 girls , two pilots , and a auto-mechanic '' to 10,200
foot ( 3,110 m ) in 25 minutes .Colonial strain Transport then flew the prototype ( cross-file
NX7962 ) on charter surgical procedure between New York City and capital of
Massachusetts while a classical reading for the air hose was developed under the
appointment K-78D .This featured 18 seats , a lavatory , and a tell baggage
compartment .The first of these simple machine ( NC98N ) was purchased by Wright
Aeronautical Corporation for role as an engine testbed , but also as an executive
transport .In keeping with this latter purpose , a grand interior was fitted in plaza of the
passenger compartment , which included an office and sleeping moorage .The second
aircraft ( NC10N ) was selected for evaluation by Transcontinental air Transport for use on
a cross-United land itinerary .TAT 's technical commission , under the leadership of Charles
Charles Lindbergh , selected the Patrician over five other aircraft : the Curtiss Condor ,
Boeing 80A , Ford Trimotor , Fokker F.10 , and a Sikorsky biplane .Lindbergh himself flew
the aristocratical to diverse block across the United States to inquiry routes and allow an
opportunity for TAT to generate publicity for the planned table service .One of these stops
turned into a debacle when the aristocrat became bogged in mud while landing at
manufactory Field , San Francisco , requiring the various high muckamuck aboard to be
unloaded while the aircraft was dug out .Certification was obtained on 30 October 1929 ,
but before the initial think lot of ten Patricians could cost produced , the Great Depression
made itself felt , and the market disappeared .Keystone reduced the asking price from $
90,000 to $ 65,000 , but still found no emptor , and the three prototypes were the lonesome
Patricians ever built .== Operators == United States Transcontinental air travel transport
wright Aeronautical corporation == Specifications ( K-78D ) == General feature Crew :
Three - two fender and car-mechanic Capacity : 18 passengers plus 600 lb ( 270 kilo ) of
lading duration : 61 ft 7 in ( 18.77 m ) Wingspan : 86 ft 5 in ( 26.34 m ) Powerplant : 3 ×
Wright Cyclone , 525 hp ( 390 kW ) each operation upper limit speed : 148 mph ( 236
km/h , 129 kn ) Range : 550 geographical mile ( 880 km , 480 nmi ) == References == Notes
Joseph Deems Taylor , Michael J. H. ( 1989 ) .Jane 's Encyclopedia of air power .London :
Studio edition .p. 560 .`` Pathfinders AND Patricians '' .gentle wind classic .Aug
2006 .Retrieved 2008-09-04. aerofiles.com