Built by brothers Willy and Arthur Gonzales during the period 1910 through 1912, this biplane was built in the backyard of their home and flew successfully in the San Francisco Bay area. The machine was donated by the Gonzales family to the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Education Foundation.
The second patented Uniplan of the Gonnel brothers – Raoul-Georges and Arthur-Édouard – built at Juvisy, France during March 1911.
This rebuilt, 2nd version of the machine, which is actually a complete rebuilt of the fuselage and undercarriage, was also fitted with a more powerful engine, a 45-50 hp 4-cylinder Velox-Suère.
The 1909 Avioplan was designed and built by Rodrig Goliescu in Romania.
The Aero¬star is a totally newly de¬signed airplane with increased wing, canard and winglet area; a totally redesigned fuselage that is 3½ inches wider than the Goldwing ST and sports a center-mounted control stick; wide-track landing gear; and a vacuum-molded manufacturing process utilizing carbon graphite spar caps, high-density foam cores and Du Pont Kevlar in a variety of sandwich struc¬tures. The wings, canard, elevators and fuselage are built in large, specially designed molds. All major com¬ponents are completed in two halves, which are mated together while still in their molds.
Engine: Rotax 277.
Empty wt: 254 lbs.
Glide ratio: 16-1.
Sink rate: 350 fpm.
Max speed level: 63 mph.
Stall: 26 mph.
Vne: 70 mph.
The 1911 Goldschmidt monoplane was designed and built by M. Goldschmidt in France,
A high-wing two-seat training monoplane circa 1929. Three versions built with engines from 60-100 hp.
USA
Incorporated in 1929 at Inglewood, California, with F. M. Smith as chief engineer. Built Golden Eagle Chief high-wing two-seat training monoplane at that time. Three versions built with engines from 60-100 hp.
First flown in 1992, the 1997 kit price was US18,110.
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Speed max: 100 mph.
Cruise: 65 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 36 mph.
ROC: 1000 fpm.
Take-off dist: 150 ft.
Landing dist: 200 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 400 lbs.
Gross: 1000 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 21.3 ft.
Wing span: 31.75 ft.
Wing area: 154 sq.ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: tail or nose wheel.
First flown in 1983, the kit price in 1997 was US$13,487.
Speed max: 95 mph.
Cruise: 70 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 36 mph.
ROC: 800 fpm.
Take-off dist: 100 ft.
Landing dist: 120 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 410 lbs.
Gross: 1000 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 18.83 ft.
Wing span: 36 ft.
Wing area: 190 sq.ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel.
First flown in 1990, the LSA T-Bird III has two seats in the front and one at the rear.
Options included ag equipment and clutch.
The 1997 kit price was US$18,475.
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp.
Speed max: 95 mph.
Cruise: 70 mph.
Range: 200 sm.
Stall: 39 mph.
ROC: 680 fpm.
Take-off dist: 300 ft.
Landing dist: 300 ft.
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 489 lbs.
Gross: 1200 lbs.
Height: 6 ft.
Length: 18.83 ft.
Wing span: 36 ft.
Wing area: 190 sq.ft.
Seats: 3.
Landing gear: tail or nose wheel.
