American Eagle 201 / A-201

The 1929 American Eagle 201 (ATC 293) designed by Jack Foster as a successor to the Phaeton and the last of the American Eagle biplanes, the first one of which was converted in 1935 by Porterfield into the only biplane ever produced by that company; NC582H.

An open-cockpit biplane, forty-four were built, priced at $3,995.

Engine: 100hp Kinner K-5
Wingspan: 31’1″
Length: 22’11”
Useful load: 782 lb
Max speed: 115 mph
Cruise: 95 mph
Stall: 30 mph
Range: 475 mi
Seats: 3

Barker-Bowser B.1 Midniter

Barker-Bowser B.1 N9566C

In 1957 Gailard Barker & Kenneth Bowser built the Barker-Bowser B.1 Midniter aerobatic special N9566C c/n B1. First flying on 2 January 1957, it was powered by a 65hp Continental C-65 and featured strut-braced Luscombe wings. It was aerobatic.

Barker-Bowser B.1 N9566C

It got its name because my dad was a night-owl. He owned a welding shop in Phoenix and worked late at night, working on his many planes until the sun came up. Shonn Barker 11 December 2007

Engine: 65hp Continental C-65
Wingspan: 23’7″
Length: 16’0″
Useful load: 365 lb
Max speed: 115 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 65 mph
Range: 350 mi
Seats: 1