Bellanca 28-92 Trimotor

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The Bellanca 28-92 Trimotor was a racing aircraft built to compete in the Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race of 1937, and was paid for by popular subscription in Romania.

Christened Alba Julia ("White Julia", registration YR-AHA) it was piloted by Romanian Air Force captain Alexander Papana.

The aircraft was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a similar fuselage to the Bellanca 28-70 and 28-90, but was fitted with three engines, one in the nose, and one in each of two underwing nacelles.

The nacelles also housed the main undercarriage units when retracted.

The aircraft also competed in the 1939 Bendix Trophy race, placing second piloted by Arthur Bussy.

Specifications

Data from Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation

General characteristics

Crew: 1

Length: 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)

Wingspan: 46 ft 4 in (14.13 m)

Powerplant: 1 × Ranger V-770 V-12 inverted air-cooled piston engine, 420 hp (313 kW)

Powerplant: 2 × Menasco Buccaneer 6-cyl inverted in-line air-cooled piston engine, 251 hp (187 kW) each

Performance


Maximum speed: 249 mph; 216 kn (400 km/h)

References

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 150.

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