1926: W-F-W Aircraft Corp (Theodore Woolsey-Jack Frye-Paul Whittier), Los Angeles CA. USA
1926: Aero Corp of California (Frye & Woolsey, Monte Edwards, Walter Hamilton, Paul Richter), 106 St & Western Ave. Los Angeles CA. USA
The Thunderbird Aircraft Company was established in November 1927 at Glendale, California, to build and develop the Thunderbird biplane, designed by Theodore A. Woolsey, and first flown in June 1926. The production W-14 was a three-seat open-cockpit biplane powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine.
1928: Thunderbird Aircraft Inc, 900 N Allen St, Glendale CA. USA
The Thulin K was based on the Nieuport IVG which they’d imported.
Nils Rodéhn
Eighteen Thulin Ks were built in 1917, sixteen going to the Dutch Army in 1920.
Engine: Thulin A, 105 hp Wingspan: 29 ft 9 in Length: 21 ft 4 in Max speed: 93 mph Cruise: 81 mph Landing speed: 53 mph Time to 3300 ft: 4 min Ceiling: 20,000 ft
Models A, B, C and D were respectively Swedish versions of the Bleriot monoplane, Morane-Saulnier monoplane, Albatros B.II and Morane-Saulnier parasol. Thulin designs included the Type E, FA, G, GA, H, K, L, LA, N and NA. Total factory output was 99 aircraft, of which 32 produced in 1918. By the end of 1918 had produced nearly 100 aircraft of 11 different types, 7 their own design.
Dr Thulin died in flying accident in 1919 and the company closed its doors lacking the leadership of the early pioneer. ABThulinverken, a company which was formed a year later, is not connected with aviation.
Originating in Australia, by 1998 the tube and fabric design had been built in the UK for a number of years, and marketed in the UK as the Nova T600 N.
A tricycle version on the Commandair was exported from Australia to the UK as the Nova T600 T.
T600 T
Nova T600 T Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp Wing span: 9.60 m Wing area: 15 sq.m MAUW: 360 kg Empty weight: 150 kg Fuel capacity: 40 lt Max speed: 130 kph Cruise speed: 100 kph Minimum speed: 65 kph Climb rate: 5 m/s Certification: BCAR S Seats: 2 Fuel consumption: 13 lt/hr Price (1998): £12,350
Commandair Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp Wing span: 9.60 m Wing area: 15 sq.m MAUW: 360 kg Empty weight: 15- kg Fuel capacity: 40 lt Max speed: 130 kph Cruise speed: 100 kph Minimum speed: 65 kph Climb rate: 5 m/s Certification: BCAR S Seats: 2 Fuel consumption: 13 lt/hr Price (1998): £13,350
The fifth design of Steve Cohen, first appearing in 1982. A unique wing design allows each wing to rack and fold inside the double surface dacron skins for trailering. A fibreglass pod keeps the pilot warm on wintery days and the strut braced high wing tail dragger design makes it a good rough strip performer. A two-place/utility version is available which sports a new pod for passenger and pilot and power is supplied from a 60 hp Rotax 503 via a geared reduction drive.
Thruster Gemini 503TC
The Thruster 85 has a shorter wing span and the fabric of the lower wing sewn onto the ribs. Conventional 3 axis controls, single or two place.
In 1998 the two seat Thruster returned to production.
The T.300 is a side-by-side two-seat open microlight, and T.500 derivative with enclosed rear fuselage.
Developed from an earlier model, the Utility, the Gemini incorporates a folding wing design and strut bracing. The Gemini 503 TC is a refined version with full instruments as standard, and tested to +6.6 and -3.3g at 400 kg.
