Year: 1929
Engine: Wright J-6-5
Horsepower: 165
Wingspan: 41 '
Top Speed: 115 mph (184 km/hr)
Gr. Weight: 2523 lbs (1144 kg)
Original/Reproduction: Original
The Curtiss Robin is probably best remembered as the aircraft that Douglas “Wrongway” Corrigan used in 1938 to make a non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from NY to Ireland without proper authorization. In fact, he had been denied permission to make the flight. Corrigan claimed his intention was to fly back to Long Beach, CA and blamed his arrival in Ireland on a navigational error after flying 28 hours and 13 minutes.