Author: H. Bowers


Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/01
Page Numbers: 65

VERVILLE AIR COACH

Verville Aircraft Company Detroit, Michigan

by Colonel Hurst G. Bowers, USAF, Ret.

4 PLACE CABIN PRICE, $11000

DATA SOURCES THE AIRCRAFT YEARBOOK, 1931 AERO DIGESTS, circa 1931 U.S. CIVIL AIRCRAFT, Vol. 4, by Juptner

COLOR TO ORDER (a common scheme was silver wing, horiz. stab. and struts; dark blue fuselage and rudder)

SPECIFICATIONS

  • power — Wright R-760A, 225 hp; Packard DR-980A, 225 hp
  • span — 44 ft.
  • length — 28 ft. 9 in.
  • wing area — 275 sq. ft.
  • height — 8 ft.
  • weights — 2100 lbs. empty; 3400 lbs. gross
  • power loading — 151 lbs./hp
  • wing loading — 12.4 lbs./sq. ft.

PERFORMANCE

  • speed — 130 m.p.h. max.; 110 cruise
  • rate of climb — 1000 ft./min
  • service ceiling — 11,000 ft.
  • range — 640 miles
  • fuel capacity — 80 gals.

Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.