Welch Aircraft Industries 1927 biplane

Designed by Fred Parker and Orin Welch, the open cockpit 1927 biplane was loosely based on a Swallow design. One was built, N1405, with. “Elephant ear” ailerons, and faired-in radiator underneath. The first production for Welch Co, dubbed Miss Anderso, it was used as a company hack until its eventual sale. Badly damaged after a forced landing in a cornfield, it went into storage, then lost.

Engine: Curtiss OX-5, 90hp
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 28’0″
Useful load: 800 lb
Seats: 3

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