Weick W-1A, NX567 / 1, US Department of Commerce
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Registration: NX567
Construction Number: 1
Model Weick W-1A
Operator: US Department of Commerce
Airport: Langley Field, USA - Virginia
Photographer: Jay Sherlock Collection
Date Taken: 1936
Date Submitted: 11/03/2025
The W-1A was a developed version of the Weick W-1, a homebuilt design intended to fit with the 'safety plane' program of the early 1930s. The original was sold to NACA who, after wind tunnel testing in their Langley facility wind tunnel, contracted for a new version as the W-1A. This new variant replaced the fixed slot forward of the wing used on the original aircraft with large trailing edge flaps. Photo from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
Picture ID:1928756