Miss Veedol Stats

Make: Bellanca (replica).

Model:  J-400 Long Distance Special .

Year: 1930

Engine: Pratt & Whitney 985-14B Radial with engine driven turbo charger

Horse power: 450

Propeller: Hamilton Standard 108" variable pitch.

Cruising speed: 110 Knots 1700 RPM.

Take off distance: Full fuel load unknown.

Fuel capacity: 763 US gallons.

Fuel system: 8 fuel tanks total.

Wing tanks 4 capacity  216 gallons.

Fuselage main deck tanks 2 capacity 200 gallon forward 150 gallon aft.

Belly  tank 1 capacity 160  gallons.

Chin tank 1 capacity 37 gallons.

Emergency fuel dump: 2 Valves 6" main deck tanks.

Fuel consumption:  17 GPH calculated average to include time to climb.

Range: 45-50 hours 5,000 plus miles (estimate)

Weight: 3,180 empty, 8,139 full fuel

Wings: Span 49'9" feet, area 380 square feet, cord 79"

Length:  27'9"

Height: 8'6"

Avionics: Modern, IFR equipped, centered by two Garmin GNS 430 GPS NAV

COMM units, VOR, glide slope, heated pitot tube to name a few.

Bellanca J-400 Special

What is a J-400 Special?

In 1931 Bellanca Aircraft Corp.

had the Sky Rocket and the

Pacemaker aircraft inproduction.

The J-400 is a hybrid between

the two designed with one thing in

mind range. Pangborn himself

had the Veedol custom

manufactured to suite his needs

for long range. Added to this

aircraft is four feet to the wing

span to help lift the near 6,000 lb

fuel load, two times its own 3,000

lb gross weight.

A stock Bellanca of the same era

is much slimmer with out the belly

and chin fuel tanks.

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