| Approved Type Certificate: Engineering Memorandum 496. |
| Issued December 20, 1932.: |
| Total Built: Two (17R-1, NC499N and 17R-2, NC58Y) |
| Price: $15,000 - $18,000 |
| Wing span: 34 feet 4 inches |
| Wing Area: 323 ft2 (includes 500f upper fuselage area) |
| Wing loading: 13.93 lb./ ft2 |
| Length: 24 feet 3 inches |
| Height: 8 feet 8 inches |
| Basic empty weight: 2,677 lb. |
| Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb. |
| Engine: Wright R-975E2 nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial, 420 hp. |
| Propeller: Hamilton Standard, controllable pitch |
| Power loading: 10.71 lb./hp. |
| Maximum speed: 201 mph |
| Cruise speed: 170-180 mph |
| Landing speed: 60 mph |
| Rate of climb: 1,500 ft./min. |
| Service ceiling: 20,000 ft. |
| Fuel capacity: 145 gallons |
| Range: 800-1,050 statute miles |
| Technical features: Steel spars and empennage structure. Ailerons on lower wings. Semi-retractable landing gear, electrically-operated empennage trim system. Rudder decelerator. Throw-over control wheel. Wire-braced empennage. Fixed, non-swiveling tailwheel. Wing rib spacing 6 inches. |
