Aircraft

Gail 202 Mantis / 202A Gold’uster

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Based on the Kinner Sportster, the 202 Mantis of 1956 was a single place open cockpit low wing monoplane agricultural sprayer. First flown on 30 May 1956, only one was built, registered N13701.

202 Mantis
Engine: 190hp Lycoming O-435
Wingspan: 40’0″
Length: 24’10”
Max speed: 105 mph
Cruise: 90 mph
Stall: 45 mph
Useful load: 1315 lb
Seats: 1

202A Gold’uster
Engine: 190hp Lycoming O-435
Length: 24’10”
Max speed: 105 mph
Cruise: 80 mph
Stall: 60 mph
Useful load: 1465 lb
Seats: 1

Gage 1912 / Fowler-Gage 1912 / Gage-McClay Co 1912

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A single place, open cockpit biplane Curtiss-type pusher.

One was built for exhibition use by Roy Francis and later, reportedly, one tractor version for Francis and Frank Bryant to share.

Gage-Fowler 1912

This tractor biplane is more familiar as a land plane, as it is displayed in the Smithsonian, now with a Curtiss engine in place of its original Hall-Scott. It is often referred to as the Fowler-Gage, in recognition of its owner and pilot, Robert G. Fowler. Beginning in October 1912, Fowler made numerous exhibition and passenger flights in California. He made his most famous flight in the airplane in 1913, flying ocean-to-ocean across Panama. With the Gage now on floats, Fowler started his Isthmus of Panama crossing with a takeoff from the Pacific side at 9:45 a.m. on April 27. He completed the 83 km (52 mi) flight in one hour and 45 minutes, landing with his passenger/cameraman, R.E. Duhem, at Cristobal at 11:30 a.m.

Gabriel Bros

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Poland
Brothers Paweł and Jan Gabriel from Bydgoszcz began building gliders already before World War One. In 1921 they built diminutive plane P.V (wingspan: 5 m, length: 4 m) inspired by Fokker E.V, first flown in 1921. Encouraged by its good quality designed several larger aircraft, largely inspired by Fokker D.VII. Of these only one, P.VI was actually built and flown in 1924. Although very good plane, it unfortunately didn’t get any orders, leading brother to lose interest in aviation.

Gabriel Eindecker

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The Gabriel Eindecker of 1912 was a copy of the Fokker Spinne built by twin brothers Willi and Walter Gabriel of Bromberg, Germany, just 18 years old at the time. It was the third flying machine that the brothers had built – aptly a two-seater – on which Willi earned his pilot’s brevet on August 12, 1912. Both Willi and Walter went on to become fighter pilots during World War One – Willi, an ace.