Preview about our next upcoming product for FSX only, the Northrop Gamma Sky chief. This is the version that made Speed Record on 3-Jun-1933 Los Angeles to New York, 13 hrs, 27 min.
S/n 1, Gamma 2A, Texaco No. 11 "Sky Chief"
Single seat.
Engine: 14 cylinder, twin row Wright Whirlwind GR 1510, 785 hp @ 2,500 rpm at 8,000 feet, gearing 8:5
Propeller: 10' 3" Hamilton three blade, fixed 31.5_ pitch.
Weight: Empty; 3,500 lbs.; Gross; 7,000 lbs.
Speed: Maximum, 248 mph @ 7,000 ft.; Cruising, 220 mph.
Range: 2,500 miles
First flown: December 3, 1932
Delivered: The Texas Company, December 17, 1932 for $40,000.
Pilot: Frank Hawks. Record: Nonstop L.A. to N.Y., June 3 1933, 13 hrs. 27 min.
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