A 1925 convertible cargo/passenger two-seat biplane, registered N699. With an all-wood fuselage, the passenger compartment was convertible to mail or cargo hold.
Engine: Salmson Z-9, 260 hp Wingspan: 29’6″ Length: 23’3″ Speed: 130 mph Range: 400 mi Seats: 3
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
The Wood CF-1 was a single place open cockpit biplane, registered N46W. Built in 1965, CF-1 N65W C/N 1 was registered N46W and powered by a Lycoming 0-290 engine.
In 1963 Dick Wood of Kansas City MO. Built the single place cabin biplane, the Liten Vinge (Little Wing), registered N201DW. The Liten Vinge was aerobatic capable and first flew in May 1963.
The 1955 CR-1 Little Monster built by Charles A Wood of Clay Center KS., N2752C, used some Piper J-3 parts used in construction. It was a high wing monoplane with a two place cabin.
Engine: Continental A-65, 65 hp Wingspan: 25’9″ Length: 19’0″ Max speed: 120 mph Cruise speed: 95 mph Stall: 40 mph Range: 400 mi Seats: 2
Equipped with a 40 hp ABC inline four, built by Tsoe K. Wong. Designed and built in the UK in 1913, and initially flown there, the craft was later shipped to Kuala Lumpur, in what was then known as the Federated Malay States. The craft met its end on July 19 1914, due to a demo flight that concluded with a fairly emphatic crash.
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.
The Wolseley Aries III or A.R.9 was a British nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial aero engine that first ran in 1933, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. Intended for the military trainer aircraft market few were produced as Wolseley withdrew from the aero-engine market in 1936, see Airspeed Ltd.. A larger capacity version was known as the Wolseley Scorpio, further enlarged versions, the Leo and Libra were test run but did not fly.
Variants: A.R.9 Mk I 203 horsepower (151 kW).
A.R.9 Mk II 205 horsepower (153 kW). Higher permissible rpm version of Mk I.
Scorpio I 250 horsepower (186 kW), (230 bhp at 2,250 rpm), increased bore (111mm x 120 mm) to give a displacement of 9,477 cc, increased compression ratio. Reduction gearing.
Scorpio II and III 250 horsepower (186 kW), designed to run on 87 octane fuel with 6.5:1 ratio.
Leo 280 horsepower (209 kW), few details, not flown or produced.
Libra 390 hp at 6,000 ft. 725 lbs (329 kg). Tested but not flown or produced.
Applications: Airspeed Envoy Hawker Tomtit
Specifications: A.R.9 Aries Mk III Type: 9-cylinder, single row, radial engine Bore: 4.19 in (106 mm) Stroke: 4.75 in (120 mm) Displacement: 588.6 cu in (9.654 L) Length: 42 in (1,067 mm) Diameter: 41.25 in (1,048 mm) Dry weight: 510 lb (231 kg) Valvetrain: Overhead valve Supercharger: Single speed, geared induction fan, slight positive pressure Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled Reduction gear: Epicyclic spur geared, right-hand tractor, reduction ratio 0.629:1 Power output: 225 hp (168 kW) at 2,475 rpm (maximum power) Specific power: 0.38 hp/cu in (17.4 kw/L) Compression ratio: 5.35:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 0.49 hp/lb (0.72 kW/kg)
The Wolseley Aquarius I or A.R.7 was a British seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial aero engine that first ran in 1933, it was designed and built by Wolseley Motors. Intended for the military trainer aircraft market few were produced, as Wolseley withdrew from the aero-engine market in 1936.
Applications: Hawker Tomtit
A.R.7 Type: 7-cylinder, single row, radial engine Bore: 4.188 in (106 mm) Stroke: 4.75 in (120 mm) Displacement: 458 cu in (7.5 L) Length: 36.4 in (925 mm) Diameter: 40.25 in (1,029 mm) Dry weight: 375 lb (170 kg) Valvetrain: Overhead valve Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled Reduction gear: Direct drive, left-hand tractor Power output: 170 hp (127 kW) at 2,475 rpm (maximum power) Specific power: 0.37 hp/cu in (16.9 kw/L) Compression ratio: 5.35:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 0.45 hp/lb (0.75 kW/kg)