Stewart Collection ➔ Flight Log
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2008.5.6
Journey and Aircraft Log Book
Journey and Aircraft log book for Ryan B5 Convertable Monoplane, registration number CF-AHD provides details and information about the aircraft and flight including:
Flying Machine: Nationality: British; Registration Marks: CF-AHD; Certificate of Airworthiness No: 740 dated 17th August 1929; Certificate of Registration No: 740 dated 17th August 1929; Category of aircraft: Commercial; Owner: Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd.; Address: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; Nationality: British
Description of the Aircraft: Builder: Mahoney Ryan Aircraft; Type of aircraft: Ryan B5 Convertable Monoplane; Series No: 209; Span: 42' 4"; Length: 28' 4"; Height: 9' 9"; Lifting Surface: 280 sq. ft; Approximate weight empty: 2251 lbs (landplane) 2582 lbs (seaplane); Weight laden: 4000 lbs (landplane), 4100 lbs (seaplane); Carrying capacity: 933 lbs (landplane), 688 lbs (seaplane); Maximum total weight authorized: 4000 lbs (landplane), 4100 lbs (seaplane); Compulsary crew: Pilot only; Number of Seats for crew: 1; Passengers: 5; Capacity of petrol tanks: 100 US gallons; Oil: 7.5 US gallons; Flying hours with full power close to ground; Marks and types of engines: Wright R975A; Normal revolutions: 2000; Total horse power: Propellers:2 Blade Tractor; Apparatus for landing by land and sea: Land or sea; Done at Ottawa this 31st day of August 1929.
Contains signature of A. T. Cowley S/L and the seal of Controller of Civil Aviation, Department of National Defense, Canada
First entry in the journey log is dated July 23, starting at St. Louis Mo. as the original test flight by factory pilot John M. Patterson. Last entry is September 15 to Logging Camp.
Flying Machine: Nationality: British; Registration Marks: CF-AHD; Certificate of Airworthiness No: 740 dated 17th August 1929; Certificate of Registration No: 740 dated 17th August 1929; Category of aircraft: Commercial; Owner: Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd.; Address: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; Nationality: British
Description of the Aircraft: Builder: Mahoney Ryan Aircraft; Type of aircraft: Ryan B5 Convertable Monoplane; Series No: 209; Span: 42' 4"; Length: 28' 4"; Height: 9' 9"; Lifting Surface: 280 sq. ft; Approximate weight empty: 2251 lbs (landplane) 2582 lbs (seaplane); Weight laden: 4000 lbs (landplane), 4100 lbs (seaplane); Carrying capacity: 933 lbs (landplane), 688 lbs (seaplane); Maximum total weight authorized: 4000 lbs (landplane), 4100 lbs (seaplane); Compulsary crew: Pilot only; Number of Seats for crew: 1; Passengers: 5; Capacity of petrol tanks: 100 US gallons; Oil: 7.5 US gallons; Flying hours with full power close to ground; Marks and types of engines: Wright R975A; Normal revolutions: 2000; Total horse power: Propellers:2 Blade Tractor; Apparatus for landing by land and sea: Land or sea; Done at Ottawa this 31st day of August 1929.
Contains signature of A. T. Cowley S/L and the seal of Controller of Civil Aviation, Department of National Defense, Canada
First entry in the journey log is dated July 23, starting at St. Louis Mo. as the original test flight by factory pilot John M. Patterson. Last entry is September 15 to Logging Camp.
The Ryan B5 Brougham was purchased in August 1929 by Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd. to replace the original Queen of the Yukon, which crashed May 5th, 1928 and was wrecked. Dubbed the Queen of the Yukon II, pilot John M. Patterson died on November 2, 1929 in the crash of the Queen of the Yukon II at age 22. He was the first aviation fatality in the Yukon.
The log book was to be presented on demand to officials of the Department of National Defense or to representatives of the public authority.
The log book was to be presented on demand to officials of the Department of National Defense or to representatives of the public authority.