This high quality
replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base.
Dimensions are 10-3/4"(L) X 16-5/8"(Wingspan)
The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
is a series of biplane aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of
Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The
Curtiss JN series (the common nickname was derived from "JN") was produced
as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army although the "Jenny" became the
"backbone of American post-war aviation."
The Curtiss JN-4 is possibly North America's most
famous World War I aircraft. It was widely used during World War I to train
beginning pilots. The Canadian version was the JN-4 (Can), also known as the
"Canuck", and was built with a control stick instead of the Deperdussin
control wheel used in the regular JN-4 model, as well as usually having a
somewhat more rounded rudder outline than the American version. The U.S.
version was called "Jenny". It was a twin-seat (student in front of
instructor) dual control biplane. Its tractor prop and maneuverability made
it ideal for initial pilot training with a 90 horsepower (67 kW) Curtiss
OX-5 V8 engine giving a top speed of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) and a
service ceiling of 6,500 feet (2,000 m).
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