Northrop C-19 Alpha

YC-19 Alpha
Northrop Y1C-19
Role	Transport
Manufacturer	Northrop
Designer	John K. Northrop
First flight	1930 as Northrop Alpha
Primary user	US Army Air Corps
Number built	3
Variants	Northrop Alpha

The Northrop C-19 Alpha was a series of three aircraft purchased from Northrop by the US Army Air Corps in 1931. They were slightly modified versions of the civil Northrop Alpha Type 2. The major difference between the C-19s and the Alphas was that the civilian version carried a pilot and six passengers while the Army version carried a pilot and four passengers. One aircraft, the last of the three purchased, crashed between Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia on Sunday, March 19, 1933, killing its pilot and two passengers.^{[citation needed]} The other aircraft were used for several more years until being sent to training schools as subjects for maintenance and repair classes.

Design and development

The YC-19 aircraft were Northrop Alpha 4s supplied for evaluation to the USAAC. No production oders was given.

Variants

YC-19

one aircraft, previously an Alpha 4, serial numbers 31-516

Y1C-19

two aircraft, serial numbers 31-517 to 31-518, Pratt & Whitney R-1340-11 engine

Operators

• United States: US Army Air Corps

Specifications (YC-19)

Data from "Janes all the Worlds Aircraft" - 1931, page 303c

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: four passengers
• Length: 28 ft 5 in (8.66 m)
• Wingspan: 41 ft 10 in (12.75 m)
• Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
• Max. takeoff weight: 4,700 lb (2,136 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-7 Wasp radial, 450 hp (336 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 170 mph (272 km/h)
• Range: 650 miles (1,040 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,792 m)

See also

Related development

• Northrop Alpha

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States