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Welch OW
Орин Уэлч разрабатывал Welch OW в качестве недорогого легкого самолета для «человека с улицы». Самолет конструктивно представлял собой подкосный моноплан с высокорасположенным крылом и двухместной закрытой кабиной, который мог оснащаться различными двигателями. Были сертифицированы следующие модификации самолета: OW-5M с двигателем Continental A-40-4 мощностью 40 л. с., OW-6M с двигателем Aeronca E-113-B мощностью 37 л. с. и OW-7M с двигателем O-2 конструкции Орина Уэлча мощностью 45 л. с. Всего к концу 1930-х годов было построено около 20 самолетов, среди которых преобладали OW-5M с двигателем Continental, имевшие крыло размахом 10,49 м и развивавшие максимальную скорость 145 км/ч.
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Мировая Авиация 251
Регистрационный номер: N28813 OW-5M внешне несколько напоминал легкие самолеты семейства Aeronca C-3.
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Air-Britain Archive 1997-03 / Extracts
Регистрационный номер: NC17117, CF-PMH Welch OW-8M NC17117 c/n 49 clearly shows its Aeronca-like profile in this view. While the aircraft was designed to use Welch's own engine, this model had the 40 hp Franklin. NC71711 was originally CF-PMH and still exists complete at the Airpower Museum, Blakesburg, Iowa although it has not flown for at least fifteen years since it was donated by its previous owner.
Flying, Oct 1949: * p. 54 - In a '15 Years Ago' feature is a photo of a Welch Airplanes 2-seater which used the company's own 45 hp engine was to be sold for under $1000. Any other details? How many were built by the Portland, Indiana company?
Flying, Oct 1949: * p.54 - Orrin Welch produced a number of light aircraft from 1928 onwards and two or three types were certificated. He also built the 45 hp Welch engine to power some of his designs. The aircraft were similar in layout to the Aeronca C-3 and some were powered by the same engine a 37 hp Aeronca E-113-B. Unusually, the throw-over control wheel was suspended from the cabin roof.
The OW-5M model mostly used 40 hp Continentals but the 40 hp Rathel and 50 hp Anzani were also used. The OW-5M, of which six were built, had the Aeronca or 45 hp Szekely. Eight OW-7Ms were built with the Welch engine and the OW-8M used a 40 hp Franklin. One of these was c/n 49 which went to Canada as CF-PMH and later became NC17117 as illustrated here. The OW-M7 had a span of 34 ft 5 in, length 20 ft 6 in and auw of 950 lb.
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