Travel Air 5000

Travel Air 5000 Original windshield

Fourteen of the 1926 Travel Air 5000 (ATC 2-27) were built. A five place cabin, high wng monoplane, eight wet to Natl Air Transport in 1927 with 200hp Wright J-5 engines.

Two were built with 220hp Wright J-5C engines for the 1927 Oakland-Hawaii Dole Race winner Woolaroc (piloted by Art Goebel, NX869), and entrant Oklahoma (piloted by Bennett Griffin, NX911).

Travel Air 5000 Dole Race Oklahoma

5000
Engine: 150hp Axelson
Wingspan: 50’5″
Length: 30’0″
Seats: 5
4 built

5000
Engine: 200hp Wright J-5
8 built

5000
Engine: 220hp Wright J-5C
Length: 30’8″
Useful load: 1440 lb
Max speed: 123 mph
Cruise speed: 105 mph
Stall: 55 mph
2 built, NX869 and NX911

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