Ryan
M-1
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Photo: Robert Deering 9/3/2011
Museum of Flight
King County International Airport (BFI)

Seattle, Washington

The Ryan M-1, dubbed "the plane that pays a profit," was America's first production civil monoplane and, starting on September 15, 1926, was the first commercial plane to fly with Pacific Air Transport (PAT) along the West Coast. PAT's six M-1s linked Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The cost was high -- five of PAT's original M-1s crashed the first year.

SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span:  10.97m / 36ft
Length:  7.32m / 24ft
Height: 
Empty Weight:  703.08kg / 1,550lbs

Gross Weight:  1224.72kg / 2,700lbs
Crew:
Maximum speed:  201.12km/h
Cruising speed: 176.99km/h / 110mph
Range:  643.6km / 400miles
Service ceiling:
Engines: One Hispano-Suiza 150 h.p. engine
   
SOURCE: Museum of Flight