Keystone XO-15

1930s American prototype observation aircraft

Keystone XO-15
Role	Observation aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Keystone Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1930
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Produced	1

The Keystone XO-15 was an American prototype observation aircraft, built by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps, First flown in 1930, only a single prototype was built.^[1]

Specifications (XO-15)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: Two
Length: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Empty weight: 1,776 lb (806 kg)
Gross weight: 2,518 lb (1,142 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-790 radial piston engine , 236 hp (176 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 119 mph (192 km/h, 103 kn)
Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
Service ceiling: 18,625 ft (5,677 m)

Armament

2 x .30-cal machine guns

References

^ ^a ^b Historical Office of the Army Air Forces (1947). The official pictorial history of the AAF. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pierce. p. 182. ASIN B000GU84Z2.