title: Orenco IL-1
text: # Orenco IL-1
  
  The Orenco IL-1 was an American two-seat liaison biplane built for the United States Army by the Ordnance Engineering Corporation (Orenco). The Model E-2 was a conventional biplane powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Liberty 12 engine and designated IL-1 (Infantry Liaison) by the Army. First flown in 1919, two aircraft were built and evaluated by the Army at McCook Field as P-147 and P-168, but the type did not enter production.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
  * Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
  * Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
  * Wing area: 600 sq ft (56 $m^2)$
  * Empty weight: 3,428 lb (1,555 kg)
  * Gross weight: 5,046 lb (2,289 kg)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Liberty 12 , 400 hp (300 kW)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn) at sea level
  * Range: 406 mi (653 km, 353 nmi)
  * Time to altitude:
     * 14 minutes to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
     * 29 minutes to 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
  