Ralph & Harry Thompson built the Thompson-Balbone Special N1305V in 1949 as a Midget racer piloted by Ralph Thompson.
Engine: Continental C-85, 85 hp
Thompson-Balbone Special
Monoplane
Thompson Air Sucker
Classified by Jane’s in 1910 as an “Air Sucker” of George Thompson, this had an oval fuselage with a wing on top, and propellers within the body to “suck air in, and expel it to work the machine.” No flight data was recorded.
Thompson 1956 Monoplane
Built in 1956 by W Z Thompson as a two-place enclosed, low-wing monoplane, registered N4054A.
Engine: Continental A-65-8, 65hp
Wing span: 16’10”
Length: 14’0″
Useful load: 240 lb
Cruise speed: 100 mph
Stall: 55 mph
Thompson Mighty Mite
Built circa 1957, the Mighty Mite was a fully aerobatic single place enclosed high-wing monoplane, registered N5M.
Engine: Continental C-85, 85hp
Wingspan: 16’0″
Length: 17’0″
Max speed: 165 mph
Cruise: 150 mph
Stall: 50 mph
Range: 300 mi
Thompson Poncho
Built in the 1950s, the Poncho single place mid-wing midget racer proved too tricky for competition flying. The forward fuselage was incorporated in the Thompson Mighty Mite.
Thompson Midget
The 1949 Midget racer Screaming Meany (p: Carl Thompson) was a single-place enclosed low-wing monoplane powered by an 85hp Continental C-85. Registration was N1210M.
Thompson BBT-2
In 1937 B B Thompson, of Belle WV., USA, built the BBT-2 two place open cockpit monoplane registered N20491. Power was a 60hp LeBlond engine.
Thompson Sportplane
In 1933 Earl O Thompson built the Sportplane two-place open cockpit monoplane registered N13660 c/n E-711. Power was a 50hp Ford engine.
Thompson T-4875
Built by Paul R Thompson in 1929 as a two place open cockpit monoplane, the T-4875 was sold for only $10 to M J Tuchey, who put it in storage in 1930, then returned it to Thompson (no price stated) in 1937. Refitted with an Hisso “Pup” engine, it was sold to A G Clark on 9/29/38, who ostensibly flew it until its registration (N9496 c/n T-1) expired on 15 January 1940 and was cancelled.
Engine: 50hp Anzani
Wingspan: 33’0″
Length: 22’6″
(R Lavin) Thompson Aircraft Co M-1
The 1928 Thomson M-1 single-place open cockpit, high wing monoplane was planned to be marketed as a lightplane for $2,000. It got no further. Only one built.
Engine: Anzani
Wingspan: 20’0″
Length: 10’3″
Max speed: 121 mph
Cruise: 105 mph
Stall: 32 mph
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