1913: Frank C and Fred M Wallace, Bettendorf IA. USA
In pre-WW1 the Davenport Mfg Co had been building a Blackhawk Model A, and this apparently was either an offshoot or a development of that aircraft when the Wallace Bros acquired the holdings of Davenport Co in 1919, then bought a tract of land to establish Wallace Field.
1919-36: Wallace Brothers Flying Field.
The Wallace Brothers produced a conversion of a war-surplus Thomas-Morse S-1 with an uncowled OX-5.
The brothers were involved in the construction of the first three Central States Monocoupes, and worked with Folkerts and Luscombe, as well.
The 1928 Wallace C-2 two-place cabin, high-wing monoplane was to sell for $4,250. Possibly as many as 6 were built in developmental stages leading to the Touroplane.
Designed by Stanley Wallace, the Touroplane B (ATC 119) featured folding wings.
Wallace Aircraft Co was formed 1928 at Chicago, Illinois, to manufacture the B.330 Touroplane, shown at Detroit Aero Show. The price being $4,885-5,795.
One prototype (NX4253) was built with an 80hp Anzani, subsequently 165hp Wright J-5 were used. Thirteen production aircraft were built (NC209N, NC211N, NC276K, NC566H, NC571H, NC580H, NC584H, NC590H, X/C6842, NC744K, C7740, NC7742, NC7987), of which two were powered with a 90hp OX-5 (NC7740, C7987) and one with a 150hp MacClatchie [C6842] as C-31.
Wallace Touroplane C-31 N6842
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation continued production of the Touroplane B from 1929 as the American Eagle 330.
Engine: Anzani 6-cyl, 80 hp @ 1600 rpm Wingspan: 37 ft Chord: 70 in Airfoil: Eiffel Wing area: 205 sq.ft Length: 24 ft Height: 7 ft 6 in Sweepback: 0 Dihedral: 0 Aileron area: 31.2 sq.ft Tail area: 38.2 sq.ft Empty weight: 735 lb Payload: 450 lb Wing loading: 8 lb/sq.ft Top speed: 97 mph at 3000 ft Cruise: 85 mph ROC: 820 fpm Endurance: 5 hr Service ceiling 11,000 ft Landing speed: 40 mph Width folded: 12 ft 6 in Seats: 3
Wallace Aircraft Co was formed in 1928 at Chicago, Illinois, to manufacture the B.330 Touroplane, shown at Detroit Aero Show. Stanley Wallace had been concerned with aircraft designs since 1915.
1928: (Stanley) Wallace Aircraft Co, 4710 Irving Park Blvd, Chicago IL. USA
Acquired 1929 by American Eagle Aircraft Corporation, under E. E. Porterfield, who continued production of Touroplane B.
Bruce Walker of Tauranga, New Zealand, designed and built this homegrown microlight which used some components from a Quicksilver that Bruce had previously owned. The wing is a high lift Australian Tyro kitset wing of 32 foot span, and the pusher engine is a Rotax 447 which gives a cruise of around 70 mph.
Bruce Walker Custom Skylark ZK-MYT (c/n TY 6520) was first registered by Bruce on 1 December 2000. Bruce says it has done around 200 hours and flies really well. Bruce keeps it in a hangar on a topdressing strip near Te Puke.
The 1928 H-12 Imperial N371 c/n 2 was a three-place cabin, high wing monoplane, powered by a 265hp Menasco-Salmson engine. It has also been noted as a five place with a 220hp Wright J-5 engine.
It was destroyed when it hit a snowbank on take-off.
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