This as a rebuilt war-surplus 1918 JN-4 purchased from a C Sanders on 31 July 1928. Registered N471 c/n TL-100sub, it was overhauled and modified to some extent and, as the “sub” c/n indicates, reregistered in the pairs’ honor.
The registration was cancelled on 7 May 1930.
Engine: Curtiss OX-5, 90hp
Built by printer Joseph Terle over a period of 10 years in his backyard and flown in 1930, the aircraft (registered N68K) was reported in a news brief as flown by Bert Acosta, who pronounced it the “best plane he ever flew.”
Engine: Salmson
Seats: 1
First flown on 10 February 1957 (N7939A), the Termite open cockpit, high wing monoplane was marketed as plans for home-builders.
The original motor was a 36hp Aeronca E-113C.
Reportedly 20 were under construction by 1961.
Engine: Continental, 40hp
Wingspan: 23’6″
Length: 15’1″
Useful load: 225 lb
Max speed: 95 mph
Cruise speed: 85 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 150 mi
Seats: 1
The Romanian inventor Ioan Teodorescu (French style name Jean Théodoresco) built a big high wing pusher monoplane, which flew successfully during September – November 1911 at Issy-les-Moulineux, France. Development was halted at that time, because Teodorescu ran out of funds.
Designed by Teodorescu and built by Raymond, Lecoq, Rossi.
Span: 38’8″
Length: 37’9″
Tennessee Propellers of Normandy, Tennessee, is a company better known for their wooden maple laminate aircraft propellers, but the company also acted as the exclusive distributor for the Zenoah G-25 and G-50 line of engines. To compliment these product lines they developed the Scout powered parachute which is powered by the 45 hp (34 kW) G-50 driving a Tennessee propeller.
The Scout was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category’s maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 225 lb (102 kg). It features a parachute-style high-wing, single-place accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single G-50 engine in pusher configuration. The 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine was a factory option.
The aircraft carriage is built from powder coated welded 6061-T6 aluminum tubing and is a highly simplified design compared to other powered parachutes. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the same foot pedals control the nosewheel steering. The main landing gear incorporates fiberglass spring rod suspension. Standard equipment factory provided included a large canopy-stowage bag, electric engine starting, flight instruments and a four-point pilot harness.
The Scout was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft, introduced in 1999, but is no longer available. Unit cost in 2001 was US$10,000.
Engine: 1 × Zenoah G-50, 45 hp (34 kW)
Wing area: 400 sq ft (37 sq.m)
Empty weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Gross weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
Cruise speed: 25 mph (40 km/h; 22 kn)
Rate of climb: 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)
Wing loading: 1.21 lb/sq ft (5.9 kg/sq.m)
Crew: one
The Mini Coupe was designed by Bill Johnson and was the very first of the modern material kits. The Mini Coupe made its first flight in 1971 and was certified in 1972.
The Mini Coupe kit was purchased “complete” to the firewall in 1972, with all materials required to build the airplane. Ribs were formed along with the spars, wing skins, fuselage skins, tail assembly, controls assemblies, landing gear, brakes, tires, tubes, wheels, and about 5,000 pop rivets.
By late 1975, approximately 150 sets of plans had been sold. The Mini Coupe is a lightweight all-metal, single seat sporting aircraft powered by a 65-hp modified Volkswagen 1600-cc engine. Its wings are of constant-chord design with all-metal, stressed-skin construction with metal ailerons and no flaps or trim tabs. Its landing gear is the nonretractable tricycle type with oversize tires. The single seat is covered by a canopy or can be left open.
Price 1982: $2,850 Excludes instruments, wheels, bearings, axles, brakes, tires, tubes and cockpit covering. Units delivered to June 1981: 170.
The VW powered Mini Coupe in 2008 was available from DCS Inc.
Engines: VW-1600
Engine options: up to 100 hp
MTOW utility: 850 lb
MTOW Std cat: 900 lb
Empty Wt. 497 lb
Fuel capacity 13-15 USG
Usefull load 353 – 403 lb
Wingspan 22 ft 4 in – 24 ft
Length 16’4”
Vne 145 mph
Cruise 90-110 mph
Stall 48 mph
Climb rate 750 fpm
Ceil¬ing 12,500 ft
Takeoff run 300 ft
Landing roll 400 ft
Range 300 miles
Cabin width 24 in
Seats: 1
Undercarrage: nose wheel
Tires: 600 x 6
Chris Tena Aircraft
1980: Bill Johnson, Box 1, Hilisboro, OR 97123, USA.
LSA builder
The Templeton-McMullen biplane was the first flying machine to have been built and flown in Vancouver, Canada. It was was built by William McMullen and William Templeton, assisted by Winston Templeton, brother of William . It was completed in April, 1911, and initial trials were made at Minoru Park race-track, Lulu Island. In April and May of 1911, it managed to make a few short hops – the longest being 260 feet – but it was limited by its under-powered 35 hp 3-cylinder Humber engine. The machine eventually came to grief by crashing into the railing of the race-track. It was intended to rebuild it and fit it with pontoons, but the plane was unfortunately destroyed by a factory fire.
A prototype was built in 1926 with an 80 hp (later 120 hp) Le Rhône rotary designed by Carroll and George Williams.
George Williams and Roy Sanderford designed the first plane manufactured by the company, the Temple Monoplane. George A. Carroll, a pilot and mechanic from Killeen, added adjustable landing lights and a fireproof mail compartment to the basic design.
The 1956 Temco 58 was another unsuccessful design for military use. The sole example built, N848B, was apparently a modification of a Model 33.
Engine: Lycoming GSO-480-A1A6, 340hp
Wingspan: 33’3″
Length: 25’10”
Useful load: 723 lb
Max speed: 213 mph
Cruise speed: 200 mph
Seats: 2
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