{"id":573,"date":"2022-08-08T09:51:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T12:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/?p=573"},"modified":"2023-02-02T23:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T02:05:07","slug":"curtiss-jn-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/2022\/08\/08\/curtiss-jn-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtiss JN-4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trainer Biplane<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Biplane\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lDwAO5pN-4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flugzeuginfo.net\/acimages\/curtiss_jnsjenny_n1104_4_yanksairmuseum12.jpg\"><\/a><small><br><br><\/small>The&nbsp;<strong>Curtiss JN-4 Jenny<\/strong>&nbsp;is a single-engine two-seat trainer biplane aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer&nbsp;<em>Curtiss Aeroplane Company<\/em>, later&nbsp;<em>Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Crew<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Propulsion<\/td><td>1&nbsp;Piston Engine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine Model<\/td><td>Curtiss OX-5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine Power<\/td><td>67 kW<\/td><td>90 hp<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Speed<\/td><td>120 km\/h<\/td><td>65 kts<br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;75 mph<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Service Ceiling<\/td><td>1.981 m<\/td><td>6.500 ft<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Range<\/td><td>241 km<\/td><td>130 NM<br><em>150 mi.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Empty Weight<\/td><td>630 kg<\/td><td>1.389 lbs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>max. Takeoff Weight<\/td><td>871 kg<\/td><td>1.920 lbs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Wing Span<\/td><td>13,30 m<\/td><td>43 ft 8 in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wing Area<\/td><td>32,7 m\u00b2<\/td><td>352 ft\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Length<\/td><td>8,33 m<\/td><td>27 ft 4 in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Height<\/td><td>3,01 m<\/td><td>9 ft 11 in<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>First Flight<\/td><td>1915<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Production Status<\/td><td>out of production<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Production<\/td><td>6813<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Data for (Version)<\/td><td>Curtiss JN-4D<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Variants<\/td><td>JN-4A, JN-4B, JN-4Can Canuck, JN-4D, JN-4H, JN-6H, JNS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curtiss JN-4D \u00abJenny\u00bb<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aircraft Type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Biplane Trainer<br><strong>First Flight:<\/strong>&nbsp;1915<br><strong>Powerplant:<\/strong>&nbsp;Curtiss OX-5, 90 hp<br><strong>Weight:&nbsp;<\/strong>1,390 lbs.<br><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wingspan 43&#8217;7&#8243;, Length 27&#8217;4&#8243;, Height 9&#8217;11\u00bb<br><strong>Performance:<\/strong>&nbsp;Maximum Speed 75 mph, Time to Altitude 2,000 ft. per 7.5 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/JN-4D-Jenny-2.jpg\" alt=\"JN-4D Jenny\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightmuseum.com\/adopt-a-plane\/\">ADOPTED&nbsp;<\/a>As part of the Museum&#8217;s Adopt-A-Plane program, the Curtiss JN-4D is adopted by the Department of Aviation, City of Dallas.<br>Many pilots in the US Army trained on the Curtiss JN-4D \u201cJenny\u201d during World War I before being sent to combat in Europe. Because pilots shortened the JN \u00abjay-en\u00bb designation to \u00abjen\u00bb, most people referred to the single engine, two-seat training aircraft as \u00abJenny.\u00bb When the war ended, WWI aviators hungry to fly again purchased surplus \u00abJennys\u00bb as private citizens at bargain prices, giving birth to the barnstorming era. During the 1920s, barnstorming pilots in their \u00abJennys\u00bb entertained with loops, tricks, and barrel rolls while giving rides to locals for a fee. As a result, barnstorming became the first major form of civil aviation with \u00abJenny\u00bb a big part of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u00abJenny\u00bb flew the first air mail in May 1918. Following WWI, many \u00abJennys\u00bb became mail carriers. Guess what kind of airplane is pictured on the first air mail stamp in 1918?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilot Earnest Allison once commented on the JN-4D, \u201cI always considered it a very safe airplane, because the carburetor would vibrate the airplane so badly that it would shake the ice off the wings.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About our Aircraft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Built by Liberty Iron Works of Sacramento, CA in 1916 and shipped to Love Field in 1918, Curtiss JN-4D \u201cJenny\u201d Serial #4072 is the fourth from the last built by Liberty. Following the war, a civilian purchased it with the registration NC 3769, which now belongs to another aircraft, minus the \u201cC\u201d. After a meticulous two-decade restoration, Phil Mintari and family of Ingram, Texas, loaned this beautiful \u00abJenny\u00bb to the Museum. Even though it received an FAA Certificate of Airworthiness, it has yet to fly. Now it hangs high in the Museum\u2019s Main Gallery, just a short distance from Love Field where it served admirably as a trainer in 1918.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEM Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the \u00abJenny&#8217;s\u00bb notable accomplishments, she became the first dive bomber in 1919 in support of a US Marine Corps unit in Haiti. What modifications had to be made to the aircraft in order for it to fulfill this role successfully?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Curtiss JN4 Jenny&quot; at WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous 2016\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfOa_XpGDIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"Curtiss JN4 Jenny\" at WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous 2016\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trainer Biplane The&nbsp;Curtiss JN-4 Jenny&nbsp;is a single-engine two-seat trainer biplane aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer&nbsp;Curtiss Aeroplane Company, later&nbsp;Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Crew 2 Propulsion 1&nbsp;Piston Engine Engine Model Curtiss OX-5 Engine Power 67 kW 90 hp Speed 120 km\/h 65 kts&nbsp;&nbsp;75 mph Service Ceiling 1.981 m 6.500 ft Range 241 km 130 NM150 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fernando-menendez-lapera"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menendez.ar\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}