T-2

The first airplane type to be flown across the US nonstop. Air Service Lts. Oakley G. Kelly and John A. Macready took off from Roosevelt Field, N. Y., on May 2, 1923, and landed 26 hours, 50 minutes, three seconds later at Rockwell Field, Calif., after covering a 2,520-mile route. Lieutenant Kelly was the pilot on takeoff and Lieutenant Macready landed the aircraft. The crew was later awarded the Mackay Trophy for the flight, and each pilot received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Two earlier west-to-east attempts to cross the country in this aircraft failed. The T-2 was modified for the flight by the addition of two (one 410- and one 185-gallon) fuel tanks prior to the flight. The T-2's sister ship was designated A-2 and was used as a four-litter and four-seat (for ambulatory patients or medical attendants) ambulance aircraft. The T-2 is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C.

Contractors:	Fokker N
Locations Built:	Veere, the Netherlands
Number Built: (USAF)	Two (two)
First Flight:	Late 1921 or early 1922
First Flight Model:	F.IV
First Flight Location:	Veere, the Netherlands
First Flight Pilot:	Unconfirmed, although Lt. Oakley G. Kelly served as one of the engineering test pilots for the aircraft at McCook Field, Ohio, after it was delivered to the Army on June 30, 1922
Models/Variants:	T-2. A-2
Powerplant:	One Liberty 12-A liquid-cooled V-12 of 420 hp
Wingspan:	79 ft 8 in
Length:	49 ft 1 in.
Height:	12 ft 7 in.
Weight:	10,800 lb gross
Armament:	None
Accommodation:	Two, in connected cockpits (one open, the other enclosed)
Cost:	Unconfirmed
Max. Speed:	95 mph
Range:	Endurance: The aircraft was flown for a record 35 hr, 18 min, 30 seconds over a 2,518-mi measured course on October 5–6, 1922, starting and ending at Rockwell Field, Calif.
Ceiling:	Unconfirmed, although the aircraft did fly over the Rocky Mountains at least once in three attempts to cross the country