Aircraft

Baltrun 1931 biplane

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Newspaper articles show this plane as being a design and partial assembly of Robert L Hall of the Granville Brothers Co, then was completed by students at the Baltrun flight school and apparently flown, piloted by Tony Israelian.

A two-place open cockpit biplane, registered N13230, it was powered by a 60hp LeBlond engine.

It was destroyed in a fire along with several other planes at the airport in 1932.

Looking a bit like a compact Waco UPF, it apparently influenced the subsequent Hall Bulldog also constructed by this same group.

Shenyang HU-1 Seagull

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The Shenyang HU-1 Seagull is a Chinese powered glider built by the Shenyang Sailplane Factory at Shenyang.

The Seagull is a two-seat powered glider made from aluminium alloy with parts also made of wood, glassfibre and fabric. It has an overwing mounted 116 hp (87 kW) Lycoming O-235-N2A engine.

Wing Span: 17 m
Length: 7.6 m
Height: 1.7 m
MTOW: 1000 kg
Maximum Range: 480 Nm
Take Off Distance: 180 m
Absolute Ceiling: 15,000 ft
Optimum Ceiling: 10,000 ft
Maximum Speed: 121 kts
Optimum Speed: 86 kts
Maximum Climb Rate: 780 ft/min
Seats: 2

Ball S-T

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The Ball S-T two-place open cockpit biplane was built by Clifford Ball, Bettis Field, McKeesport PA., in 1928.

Only one was built, registered N826E c/n 1, it was sold on 3 November 1930 to Pennsylvania Air Lines as a student trainer. The registration expired on 5 December 1932.

Engine: Velie M-5, later Lambert
Seats: 2

Bal-Aire BA

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The 1960 Bal-Aire BA single-place open cockpit biplane was designed and built by UAL pilot Ballard Leins over a two-year period.

With wooden wings, steel tube fuselage and registered N4951E, it cost $2,100.

Engine: 150hp Franklin 6A4-150
Wingspan: 21’0″
Length: 17’6″
Useful load: 300 lb
Max speed: 125 mph
Cruise: 110 mph
Stall: 55 mph
Seats: 1