Lawson L-2

The Lawson L-2 was a 1920s American biplane airliner, designed and built by the Lawson Air Line Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

L-2
Lawson C.2 or T-2
Role Biplane airliner
Manufacturer Lawson Air Line Company
Designer Alfred Lawson,[1] Vincent Burnelli[2]
First flight 1920
Primary user Lawson Air Line Company
Number built 1

Design and development
Lawson Aerial Transport C.1 or L-1

The Lawson Air Line Company designed and built a series of large biplane airliners for use on its planned airline routes. The initial Lawson "Aerial Transport" Lawson C1 or T-1 was built early in 1919 to demonstrate that a large commercial passenger plane could be built. The L-1 was a single pilot, 10 passenger biplane with twin Liberty 400 hp pusher engines. It was followed by the Lawson C.2 or L-2. The L-2 was a tractor biplane also with 400 hp engines, capable of carrying 26 passengers, and piloted by two pilots, with differential controls.[3] Mr. Lawson took it on a 2000-mile multi-city tour to advocate commercial air travel.[4] Some sources state Mt. Lawson himself as the sole designer, others mention involvement of Vincent Burnelli.[5]

Operators
 United States

Specifications (L-2)

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 10
  • Wingspan: 91 ft 0 in (27.74 m)
  • Gross weight: 13,000 lb (5,897 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Liberty L-12 piston engine , 400 hp (298 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (161 km/h, 87 kn)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/23/archives/vincent-j-burnelli-dead-at-69-an-early-designer-of-airplanes.html
  3. Air Progress: 16. November 1978. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. The Royal Aero Club of the UK (Sep 11, 1919). "The Lawson Aerial Transport". Flight- the Aircraft Engineer & Airship Weekly. 37. XI (559): 1220–1222.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/23/archives/vincent-j-burnelli-dead-at-69-an-early-designer-of-airplanes.html
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
  • "The "Lawson" Aerial Transport" (PDF). Flight. XI (37): 1220–1222. September 11, 1919. No. 559. Retrieved January 12, 2011. Contemporary technical description of the Lawson C-1 and C-2 (early versions of the L-2) with scale drawings of the C-1 and photographs of the C-2.
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