Meyers OTW

Meyers OTW
Meyers OTW
Role Training biplane
Manufacturer Meyers Aircraft Company
Designer Allen Meyers
First flight 1936
Produced 1936-1944
Number built 104


The Meyers OTW (Out To Win) was a 1930s United States training biplane designed by Allen Meyers and built by his Meyers Aircraft Company from 1936 to 1944.

Development

In anticipation for a demand for training aircraft caused by the introduction of a civil war training scheme (in which civil flying schools would provide primary training for the military), Allen Meyers designed the OTW and formed the Meyers Aircraft Company to build it. The OTW was a conventional biplane with tandem seating for two in open cockpits and a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The prototype was powered by a 125 hp (93 kW) Warner Scarab engine and it first flew on 10 May 1936. The aircraft was produced in two main variants; the OTW-145 powered by a 145 hp (108 kW) Warner Super Scarab, and the OTW-160 powered by a 160 hp (119 kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

Variants

OTW-125
Production variant with 125hp (93kW) Warner Scarab engine.
OTW-145
Production variant with 145hp (108kW) Warner Super Scarab engine.
OTW-160
Final production variant with 160hp (119kW) Kinner R-5 engine.
OTW-KR
One aircraft was re-engined with a 120hp (89kW) Ken-Royce 7G engine.

Aircraft on Display

A Meyers OTW on display in the EAA AirVenture Museum

Specifications (OTW-160)

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


References

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