Travel Air 1000


The Travel Air 1000 was an American single-engined biplane, the first product of the newly formed Travel [Air Manufacturing Company] of Wichita, Kansas. It led to a line of Travel Air biplanes produced until 1930 when the company was bought by Curtiss-Wright.

Design and development

The Travel Air Company was formed in early 1925. The Travel Air 1000 was the first design by the company. A conventional biplane with two open cockpits in tandem, with the pilot at the rear. It was powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine and had a conventional [landing gear] with a tailskid. The Travel Air 1000 registered NC241 first flew on 13 March 1925 flown by Walter Beech. With some minor changes it was developed into the Travel Air 2000.

Aircraft on display

The Travel Air 1000 is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association and is on display at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee.