WAACO Staggerbipe

Reverse Stagger winged biplane, single seater, VW powered, 145 kg empty, stressed to +9, — 6 G’s. For possible restricted aerobatics. Three axis controls via full span ailerons, large rudder and elevator. Taildrag¬ger configuration. Fully enclosed cockpit can be made semi-open by removing both doors. Fuselage is constructed with square hollow aluminium tubing, riveted, epoxied, and co¬vered with ceconite. A 2 stroke engine option is available.

Courtesy Brian Creek

Max Kremke displayed the Staggerbipe, unfinished at Mangalore in 1984. Max originally had it on a composite landing gear spring that proved too soft and it was after that he substituted the CRMO gear legs.

It was finished and painted, blue with red and white accents, but possibly never flown but it appeared capable of flight. It had instruments fitted.

Courtesy Brian Creek

Circa 2018 LAME Brian Creek picked it up because of an interest in early aero engines. Installed was a Continental A40 engine, and the cowls suited the A40 – no sign of a VW installed ever. He did discover that the aircraft was first registered in 3/04/1988 and de-registered 22/04/2009. It appears to have never flown.

Engine: VW 1300, 42 hp
Prop: 135cm x 84cm pitch
Wingspan: 6.1m top, 5.5 m lower
Length: 4.4m
Fuel capacity: 31 lt
Weight: 150 kg
Cruise speed: 65-70 kt
Stall: 28 kt

Werkheiser & Matson Model A / Experimental

The 1935 Model A or Experimental two place cabin monoplane NX15390 c/n 101 was built by C M Matson & Harlan Werkheiser of Bloomsburg PA. First flying in June 1935 the CAA inspector commented he suspected the X-license, applied for on 10/15/35, “… was to avoid a state law.”

It was sold on and the registration cancelled on 28 July 1948.

Engine: 100hp Cirrus MkIII
Seats: 2

Wendt W-1-400 Falconer

Wendt W-1-400 NX16920

The prototype 1938 W-1-400 Falconer NX16920 was built by Wendt as a project for his aero engr Master’s Degree, it was later donated to a local high school for vocational training until 1944, when it was scrapped.

Wendt W-1-400 NX16920

Engine: 90hp Warner Jr
Wingspan: 29’10”
Length: 19’9″
Useful load: 622 lb
Max speed: 140 mph
Cruise speed: 125 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 600 mi
Seats: 2