Allison-White 1916 Biplane

Designed by Karl White, designer of the Curtiss-Wright Junior, the Allison-White 1916 Biplane single-place had an open-framework fuselage.

After Allison dropped out of the project, White went on to build and fly the plane, which crashed on its first take-off, and was so badly damaged as to be abandoned where it fell.

Engine: 50hp Gnôme
Wingspan: 36’0″
Seats: 1

Southern Aircraft Air Boss

Designed by Glenn Messer, the 1928 Air Boss was a two-place open cockpit biplane. About 12 were built, fitted with various 90-180hp engines.

Those built included; N715K (Wright R-975), N876Y (OXX-6), N883Y (Siemens), N[884Y (Hisso E), and N9410 (OX-5)

Air Boss 90hp
Wingspan: 32’5″
Length: 23’3″
Useful load: 850 lb
Max speed: 110 mph
Cruise: 90 mph
Stall: 30 mph
Range: 700 mi
Seats: 2

American Eagle A-1 / A-101 / 101

American Eagle A-101 NC7172

The American Eagle A-1 of 1926 was designed by Robert T McCrum and possibly Waverly Stearman. First flown on 9 April 1926, the model designation didn’t appear until late 1927.

The company’s initial effort was designed to replace war-surplus Standards at the Porterfield Flying School. The unit cost was $2,450, $2,515 in 1929, $2,985 in 1930. After receiving its ATC (17), the model designation was changed to A-101, offering 100hp Curtiss OXX-6, 150hp Hisso (2-55) as A Special in 1929 [511], 125hp Ryan-Siemens (2-48), 120hp Anzani, and 125hp Quick as A-1 Special [X4387] (length: 23’5″-24’6″).

The design had dangerous spin characteristics, resulting in several fatal crashes, and was dropped in 1928 in favor of A-129.

A-1 / A-101 / 101
Engine: 90hp Curtiss OX-5
Wingspan: 30’0″
Length: 24’1″
Useful load: 814 lb
Max speed: 100 mph
Cruise: 85 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 400 mi
Seats: 3

A-101-T
1932 (ATC 2-425)
Engine: 115hp Milwaukee Tank V-470/V-502
One built