The Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing is an early Pitcairn biplane designed for light commercial use in the early 1920s when aircraft production rates did not meet demand for airmail, training, and passenger aircraft.
3-611: The Orowing was the first production aircraft from Pitcairn. Pitcairn purchased surplus Curtiss Oriole wings and mated them to production fuselages. The name "Orowing" is a mix of the PA-2 "Sesquiwing" and the Curtiss "Oriole" . The initial production run also was powered by 250 surplus Curtiss OX-5 engines. The three place Biplane was made of welded steel tube fuselage with an OX-5 engine. The aircraft featured dual controls for flight instruction. The wings were purchased from Curtiss and were
6-414: A quick change motor mount to accommodate a Curtiss C-6 or Curtiss OX-5 engine, and wheel fairings for speed. A specially built PA-2 was flown by Jim Ray in the 1926 Ford National Reliability Air Tour . It placed second in a race for engines under 800 cubic inches displacement, then it had its engine swapped to an OX-5 for a race the next day, and again back to a Curtiss C-6 engine the next day to win
9-471: The same design as a Curtiss Oriole . Most Orrowing production was sold to Pitcairn Aviation for flight training and charters. An Orowing flew in the 1926 Ford National Reliability Air Tour . Data from The Pitcairn Aerowing General characteristics Performance Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing The Pitcairn PA-2 Sesquiwing "Arrow" is an early biplane designed for air racing and commercial airmail service. The Sesquiwing featured
#924075