J. Walter Beech

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J. Walter Beech

American engineer

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…Travel Air “R” designed by J. Walter Beech. Powered by the Wright Cyclone, a 400-horsepower radial engine with a streamlined NACA cowling that contributed 40 miles (65 km) to its maximum speed of 235 miles (375 km) per hour, the “R” handily defeated the far more powerful Curtiss biplanes flown…
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…Travel Air “R” designed by J. Walter Beech. Powered by the Wright Cyclone, a 400-horsepower radial engine with a streamlined NACA cowling that contributed 40 miles (65 km) to its maximum speed of 235 miles (375 km) per hour, the “R” handily defeated the far more powerful Curtiss biplanes flown…
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