Air-Craft Corp of America Falcon

The Air-Craft Corp of America Falcon of 1932 was a two-place high wing monoplane probably designed by Orin Welch (and likely a principal), for the plane featured on a full-page Air-Craft Corp ad in Jan 1932 Popular Aviation bore the tail number of N11382 c/n 107, which was the first of the later Welch OW-5M batch. Possibly N13500 c/n 108 was initially manufactured under this parent name, as well.

It was priced at $995, or $1,150 with a Continental A-40 engine.

Engine: 42hp two-cyl Air-Craft (Welch)
Wingspan: 26’0″
Length: 20’6″
Seats: 2

Alon X-A4 Aircoupe

Alon A-4 N6399X

The 1966 X-A4 Aircoupe was a prototypical four seat development of the A2.

One was built, N6399X, first flying on 25 February 1966. Priced at $11,000, it did not enter production.
Engine: 150hp Lycoming O-320A
Wingspan: 30’0″
Length: 20’9″
Useful load: 1107 lb
Max speed: 150 mph
Cruise: 140 mph
Stall: 52 mph
Range: 755 mi
Seats: 4

Allison-White 1916 Biplane

Designed by Karl White, designer of the Curtiss-Wright Junior, the Allison-White 1916 Biplane single-place had an open-framework fuselage.

After Allison dropped out of the project, White went on to build and fly the plane, which crashed on its first take-off, and was so badly damaged as to be abandoned where it fell.

Engine: 50hp Gnôme
Wingspan: 36’0″
Seats: 1

Air Capital Watkins SL-1

Watkins SL-1 NX470E

Designed by W C “Chet” Cummings, the Air Capital Watkins SL-1 NX470E was reportedly built as a marketing test project, priced at $2,750.

Watkins SL-1 NX470E

The title implies more of a funding organization than a factory, and is in all likelihood Watkins Skylark.

Engine: 60hp LeBlond 5D
Wingspan: 37’0″
Length: 23’6″
Seats: 2
Useful load: 480 lb
Cruise: 75 mph (with 30hp motor)
Stall: 35 mph

Ast Special / Mercury Air / ‘Shoestring’

In 1949 Carl & Vincent Ast, Van Nuys CA. built the Ast Special / Mercury Air midget racer ‘Shoestring’, designed by Rodney Kreimendahl. A single-place mid-wing monoplane.

First flown by Bob Downey, it won the 1951 Continental Trophy piloted by John Paul Jones and registered N26C.

It was restored in 1965 by Ray Cote with wing replacement in 1973 as N16V.

Plans were marketed, and several copies are known to have been built.

Engine: 85hp Continental C-85
Wingspan: 19’0″
Length: 17’8″
Max speed: 210 mph
Cruise: 180 mph
Stall: 65 mph

Southern Aircraft Air Boss

Designed by Glenn Messer, the 1928 Air Boss was a two-place open cockpit biplane. About 12 were built, fitted with various 90-180hp engines.

Those built included; N715K (Wright R-975), N876Y (OXX-6), N883Y (Siemens), N[884Y (Hisso E), and N9410 (OX-5)

Air Boss 90hp
Wingspan: 32’5″
Length: 23’3″
Useful load: 850 lb
Max speed: 110 mph
Cruise: 90 mph
Stall: 30 mph
Range: 700 mi
Seats: 2