Woodson Express 2-A / Express 3-A

Woodson 2-A

The 1925 Express 2-A and 3-A had plywood veneer-covered fuselage and sold for $3,500.Five or six were built as mail and cargo carriers (N2593, N2647, N5859, and other), plus an unknown number of sport versions, including N3181-N391V, N4313, and N491M.

Express 2-A, 3-A
Engine: Salmson 2A-2, 260 hp
Wingspan: 32’1″
Length: 25’0″
Useful load: 600-1195 lb
Max speed: 138 mph
Stall: 40 mph
Seats: 1-3

Wood CF-4 Four-Runner

Four-Runner is an original design based on the squarish but fast Wittman Tailwind and Thorp T-18. A four-place cabin, high-wing monoplane, the fuselage and tail are 4130 steel tubing, fabric-covered. Wings, flaps and ailerons are pop-riveted aluminum. Gear legs are from a Cessna 170B.

Built in 1974, the registration is N73CW.

Engine: IO-360 AlA, 180-hp
Wingspan: 25’3”
Gross Wt: 2250 lb
Empty Wt: 1250 lb
Fuel capacity: 50 USG
Top speed: 175 mph
Cruise: 155 mph
Stall (clean) 56 mph
Climb rate 1100 fpm
Range 1000 sm

Woodford MPAG MPA

The Woodford MPAG man-powered aircraft has a tapered high-set wing, with a pusher propeller, pylon mounted, over the centre section. From the Puffin, it had a four-unit tail and a large enclosed canopy.

Construction was of metal tube and balsa, with Mellinex covering. It had a boom fuselage.

It was damaged by fire in June 1969 and not flown. The remains went to Halton where they emerged as ‘Jupiter’.

Wingspan: 78.09 ft

Wing area: 356 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 18:1
Empty weight: 119 lb

Wombat Gyroplanes Wombat

A single seat partially enclosed autogyro. Composite body, airframe of round tubing. Steel parts are T45 and powder coated, alloy members are anodized. Large rudder. Two versions: one with 17 USG tank; one with 15 USG tank and low profile seat to allow a full blown canopy. Designed by Chris Jullian. Engine: Rotax 582 or Honda. Prop: 3 blade wood. Rotor blades: 23’ Rotor Hawk aluminium.

Rotax 532
Min speed: 20 mph
Cruise: 60-80 mph
Top speed: 115 mph
Gross wt: 1432 lbs
Width: 5’
Height: 7’6”
Length: 12’