A tractor biplane with diagonal stabilizing surfaces between the wings, which had marked dihedral. It was built by Charles A. Zornes and tested at Walla-Walla, Washington, USA, about 1910-1911.
Zornes 1910 Biplane
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Zornes 1912 Headless pusher
Charles A. Zornes seems to have started aircraft construction in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, in 1909. After they trained at the Benoist Aviation school in St. Louis, he and Johnny Ludwig together with some associates set up a company in 1912 in Pasco, Washington to manufacture aeroplanes. He also ran a flying school there, with the 1912 headless pusher and at least two others. Zornes crashed on April 19 1912, with injuries that did not seem to be life threatening. He appears in some lists of aviation casualties after the accident, but it appears he might have survived and lived until 1954.
Zornes, Charles
Charles A. Zornes seems to have started aircraft construction in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, in 1909. After they trained at the Benoist Aviation school in St. Louis, he and Johnny Ludwig together with some associates set up a company in 1912 in Pasco, Washington to manufacture aeroplanes. He also ran a flying school there, with the 1912 headless pusher and at least two others. Zornes crashed on April 19 1912, with injuries that did not seem to be life threatening. He appears in some lists of aviation casualties after the accident, but it appears he might have survived and lived until 1954.
Zorn 1909 Biplane
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society the photo is from a July 2, 1909 test flight of the biplane invented by Ray Zorn of Dayton, Ohio, who later resided in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Curtiss-inspired pusher plane looks like it is of later vintage, though, and other sources talk of a 1911 Zorn biplane.
Zolotow Farman F.4
Built by Pawel Zolotow at Lubin, Poland, and flown by him extensively before presentation to a museum.
Zolotow, Pawel
Pawel Zolotow was a private pilot at Lubin, Poland. Flying since before World War 1 he has built replica Bleriot XI using a modern radial and Piper Cub prop, and a Garman F.4 replica in the 1960s.
Zodiac Aircraft Corp Libra-Det
Designed by Horace Keane, the two place open cockpit low wing monoplane Libra-Det was built circa 1940.
Engine: 130hp Franklin
Wingspan: 33’4″
Length: 24’8″
Useful load: 480 lb
Max speed: 122 mph
Cruise speed: 108 mph
Stall: 55 mph
Range: 325 mi
Seats: 2
Zodiac Aircraft Corp
President: Harley L Clark
Lodi NJ.
USA
Circa 1940 airplane builder
Zodiac No. 4
The 1911 Zodiac No. 4 tractor biplane 2-seater was designed and built by Societe Zodiac in France.
Zodiac 1911 No. 3 pusher biplane
The 1911 Zodiac No. 3 pusher biplane was designed and built by Societe Zodiac in France.
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