Aetna Aerocraft 2SA

The 1940 Aerocraft 2SA (ATC 733) featured tandem cockpits, but the prototype was modified from a side-by-side Kinner B-2 NC14200. Later versions were known as Aetna 2SA.

Also available with 175hp R-5, six were built.

Engine: 160hp Kinner R-5
Wingspan: 34’6″
Length: 24’6″
Useful load: 614 lb
Max speed: 125 mph
Cruise: 110 mph
Stall: 45 mph
Range: 400 mi
Seats: 2

Ames Drum-wing

In 1908 Ames, a congressman at the time, used his office to acquire USS Bagley as for 11 days as a testing platform for his Drum-wing experimental aircraft in an experiment with the Magnus Theory, trying to create lift from rotating barrel-forms; powered by a 40hp Curtiss V-8. It failed to produce any exciting results.