On March 3, 1919, William Boeing (right) and pilot Eddie
Hubbard performed the first U.S. international airmail flight in this
Boeing Model C, a modified World War I trainer they flew from Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle.
The Model C training seaplane was the first "all-Boeing" design and the
company's first financial success.
A total of 56 C-type trainers were built. Fifty-five
used twin pontoons. The Model C-1F had a single main pontoon and small
auxiliary floats under each wing and was powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine.
The Navy bought 53 of the Model C trainers and the Army
bought two landplane versions with side-by-side seating. The final Model C
was built for William Boeing and called the C-700 (the last Navy plane had
been Navy serial number 699). Boeing and Eddie Hubbard flew the C-700 on
the first international mail delivery from Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, to Seattle on March 3, 1919.
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First flight: |
Nov. 15,
1916 |
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Model numbers: |
2, 3, 5 |
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Classification: |
Trainer |
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Span: |
43 feet 10
inches |
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Length: |
27 feet |
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Gross weight: |
2,395 pounds |
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Top speed: |
72.7 mph |
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Cruising speed: |
65 mph |
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Range: |
200 miles |
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Ceiling: |
6,500 feet |
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Power:
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100-horsepower Hall-Scott A-7A engine |
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Accommodation: |
2 crew |
