Huff-Daland TW-5
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The Huff-Daland Type XV Training Water-Cooled TW-5 was a biplane trainer designed by the Huff-Daland Aero Corporation
Huff-Daland Aero Corporation
Formed as Ogdensburg Aeroway Corp in 1920 in Ogdensburg, New York by Thomas Huff and Elliot Daland, its name was quickly changed to Huff-Daland Aero Corp and then in 1925 it was changed again to the Huff-Daland Aero Company with its main headquarters in Bristol, Pennsylvania...
in the early 1920s for the United States Army Air Service
United States Army Air Service
The Air Service, United States Army was a forerunner of the United States Air Force during and after World War I. It was established as an independent but temporary wartime branch of the War Department by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation...
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Design and development
It was a development of the TA-6 (which itself was a one-off redesigned TA-2Huff-Daland TA-2
The Huff-Daland TA-2 was an American biplane trainer designed by the Huff-Daland Aero Corporation in the early 1920s for the United States Army Air Service. It was a development of the HD.4 Midget with a 140 hp ABC Wasp radial engine. Three prototypes were ordered for evaluation at McCook Field...
with a 220 hp Lawrance J-1
Lawrance J-1
The Lawrance J-1 was an engine developed by Charles Lanier Lawrance and used in American aircraft in the early 1920s. It was a 9-cylinder, air-cooled radial design.-Development:...
air-cooled engine) but powered by a 190 hp Wright-Hispano E2. In 1924 the letter-and-number system was revised, and the TW-5 became an Advanced Trainer AT-1. In 1927 Huff-Daland Aero Corporation
Huff-Daland Aero Corporation
Formed as Ogdensburg Aeroway Corp in 1920 in Ogdensburg, New York by Thomas Huff and Elliot Daland, its name was quickly changed to Huff-Daland Aero Corp and then in 1925 it was changed again to the Huff-Daland Aero Company with its main headquarters in Bristol, Pennsylvania...
became a division of Keystone Aircraft Corporation
Keystone Aircraft
Keystone Aircraft Corporation was an early pioneer in airplane manufacturing. Headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, it was formed as Ogdensburg Aeroway Corp in 1920 by Thomas Huff and Elliot Daland, but its name was quickly changed to Huff-Daland Aero Corp, then to the Huff-Daland Aero Company...
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Operational history
Versions of the AT-1 were built for the United States NavyUnited States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
as training and observation aircraft.
Variants
TA-6 (Trainer, Air-cooled type 6)- Powered by the 200 hp Lawrance J-1Lawrance J-1The Lawrance J-1 was an engine developed by Charles Lanier Lawrance and used in American aircraft in the early 1920s. It was a 9-cylinder, air-cooled radial design.-Development:...
air-cooled engine, 1 built
TW-5 (Trainer, Water-cooled type 5)
- Powered by the 150-hp (112-kW) Wright-Hispano 1Hispano-Suiza 8The Hispano-Suiza 8 was a water-cooled V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 and used by a number of Allied aircraft during the First World War...
engine, 5 built.
AT-1
- U.S. Army Advanced Trainer, 10 built.
AT-2
- One aircraft tested in a number of single-seat and two-seat versions
HN-1
- United States Navy version of the AT-1 powered by a 180hp Wright-Hispano E2 engine, 3 built.
HN-2
- United States Navy version of the AT-1 powered by a 200hp Lawrance J-1Lawrance J-1The Lawrance J-1 was an engine developed by Charles Lanier Lawrance and used in American aircraft in the early 1920s. It was a 9-cylinder, air-cooled radial design.-Development:...
, 3 built.
HO-1
- United States Navy observation version of the HN-1 powered by a 180hp Wright-Hispano E2 engine with intercangeable wheel or float undercarriage, 3 built
Operators
United States
- United States Army Air ServiceUnited States Army Air ServiceThe Air Service, United States Army was a forerunner of the United States Air Force during and after World War I. It was established as an independent but temporary wartime branch of the War Department by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation...
- United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...