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Schroeder-Wentworth 1929 Monoplane

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The Schroeder-Wentworth 1929 Monoplane was designed by Harvey Mummert and R W Schroeder. It first had a tandem landing gear with outriggers, then a tricycle gear; Schroeder-designed automatic variable-pitch prop. A two-place open cockpit, high-wing monoplane, it was registered NX58N.

Constructed at the parent Mercury Corp as a variable-camber wing design for entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition, it was withdrawn after a crash during testing.

Engine: 130hp Comet 7-RA
Wingspan: 57’0″
Length: 28’0″
Useful load: 650 lb
Seats: 2

Schreck FBA 17

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The FBA 17 was a utility type which established a seaplane height record in December 1923.

Two hundred were built, mainly for the French Navy. A development was brought by US Coast Guard in 1931.

17HL2

FBA-17 was a two-seat trainer flying boat HE.2,developed in many categories,HT.2 two seat tourer,HMT.2 military seaplane,HMB.2 also a military seaplane, HT.4 a four-seat tourer, HMT.4 a four-seat amphibian version, HL.1 & HL.2 recce seaplane with single and two seats and HMT.2 amphibian version of Type-172.

FBA-172 was the same as Type-17, developed in three versions, HE.2, HTM.4 & HMT.2 with different engine kinds

Developed from the HE2 and HMT2 variants, twenty FBA 17HL2 were built for the French Navy in 1927 and served on Cruisers until 1937.

FBA-173 was a version fitted with 230 hp Gnome-Rhone engine

262 built.

Variation:
Viking Flying Boat Co V-2

Engine: 180 hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ab
Span: 42 ft 4 in
Top speed: 100 mph

17HL2
Engine: Hispano-Suiza, 180 hp

FBA-173
Engine: 230 hp Gnome-Rhone