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Benoist Type XII

Benoist Type XII

In the spring of 1912, Thomas Wesley Benoist announced the completion of his firm's newest aircraft, the Type XII. The two-place biplane, powered by a Roberts six-cylinder, 75-horsepower engine, was one of the first closed fuselage tractor airplanes to appear in the United States.
Galleries: Prop Planes, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Keywords: aerospace, airplane, aviation, benoist, biplane, chantilly, museum, nasm, national air and space museum, smithsonian, steven f udvarhazy center, typexiii, udvarhazy, virginia
Photo Location: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia
Photographer: Chad Cullen
Date of Photo: 06/29/2009
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure Time: 1/250
F Number: 28/10
Original Dimensions: 4368×2912
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 38°54'40.81"N 77°26'34.98"W
Picture Number: 8744