The Peterson Skyline Super-V was a 1957 twin conversion of a Beechcraft Bonanza by David G Peterson, registered N2811V.
Engines: two 170hp Lycoming O-340
Useful load: 1500 lb
Max speed: 230 mph
Cruise: 200 mph
Stall: 43 mph
Range: 1300
Ceiling: 11,000′
Tulsa OK.
USA
Converted Beechcraft Bonanza into twin-engined Peterson Skyline Super-V.
The 1932 Peters Aircraft Co Play Plane, or National Aircraft Builders Corp (NABA) Sportster was a single-place monoplane aimed at the lightplane home-builder market.
Originally powered by a 28hp Lawrance engine, by 1938 it had a 40hp Continental.
They were priced at $987, and $1,185 for a proposed two-place version. Two were built, NX10682 and NX15511 but unknown if any were built by others.
In 1929 Peters Aircraft Co built the AL-1 aircraft, NX845M, powered by a 40hp Ford A engine.
1929:
(Alva A) Peters Aircraft Co,
Salinas CA.
USA
c.1931:
National Aircraft Builders Corp (NABA)
4053 Harlan St,
Emeryville CA.
USA
Peterborough Aircraft Company Ltd acquired what little remained of Aeronca circa 1938, including the uncompleted Aeronca 300. A revised version of that was produced as the Peterborough Ely 700 prototype, registered G-AEVE, but met with no success.
On 16 September 1938, Flt-Lt Bernard J.W. Brady, along with John PA Fulton, another director from Aircraft Exchange and Mart, formed the Peterborough Aircraft Company Ltd to acquire what little remained of Aeronca, including the uncompleted Aeronca 300. A revised version of that was produced as the Peterborough Ely, but met with no success.
A side-by-side two seat cabin monoplane with tricycle undercarriage designed by J.H.Payne and built by Peterborough Aero Club in 1939.
It was registered G-AFZT c/n G.1 and taken to Slingsby’s at Kirknymoorside for competition but was still not finished. The Guardian was to have been powered by a Cirrus I engine but was broken up soon after the war finished.
Span: 33.04 ft
Length: 23.04 ft
Designed by W.O.Manning and L.H.Flanders before the First World War, the machine was not built. Personal Plane Services built a ‘replica’ at Booker, UK, first flying on 1 September 1974, powered by a Continental A75 engine.
The aircraft was registered G-BAAF PPS/REP/8.
20th Century Fox purchased the film rights of Jack D Hunter’s “The Blue Max” and the film was to be a multi-million dollar production, and the stars were to be the full sized reproductions of World War I fighters constructed for the film- two Pfalz D.III biplanes, two Fokker Dr.I triplanes, two S.E.5a scouts and three Fokker D.VII biplanes.
The reproductions had to be built in a hurry to meet the time frame for shooting and were constructed in different locations. One Pfalz D.III reproduction each was constructed by Personal Plane Services (G-ATIF, ZK-FLZ) and the other by the Hampshire Aero Club (reported as G-ATIJ and G-ATIG).
The availability of these aircraft would see them appearing in more movies. “Darling Lili” of 1970 was a vehicle for Rock Hudson and Julie Andrews.
Personal Plane Services Ltd built Pfalz D.III
Serial number PPS/PFLZ/1 registered EI-ARC. After filming it was sold to the Fighting Air Command in USA.
Both of the Pfalz replicas and one Fokker D.VII now belong to New Zealand film director Peter Jackson’s 1914–18 Trust All three aircraft are kept in fully airworthy condition.
