Partridge Biplane

Charles Dickenson successfully tendered for the Twin Cities-Chicago mail contract in 1926 with three Wright J-4 Lairds, an open cockpit biplane built by Henry C. Keller, and a cabin biplane built by Elmer Partridge. A few minutes after taking off on the Dickenson company’s inaugural flight on 7 June 1927, Elmer Partridge crashed and died in his home-made aircraft.

Parso Solo Sport / Cardoza-Parso PC-1

In 1933 Harry Parso built the Parso Solo Sport single-place, high wing monoplane. Registered N12729, it was originally powered by a 60hp Velie engine, this was later changed to a 65hp Lambert.

One other appears as the Cardoza-Parso PC-1 N10414 c/n 1, which might be Mr Cardoza’s home-made version.

Wingspan: 27’0″
Length: 17’11”
Max speed: 120 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 50 mph
Seats: 1

Parseval

At the instigation of the Kaiser a committee was formed, the Moorluftschiff-Studien-Geselechaft, to investigate the work of promising experimental airship proposals. One of the designs selected by thic committee as being worthy of further encouragement was that of Major August von Parseval.

Between 1906 and 1923 the Parseval concern built 27 pressure airships, the last of which was of 1 million cu.ft in capacity.

At the time, the Parseval airships impressed the British Committee of Imperial Defence by their performance and potential and an example was purchased for the Royal Navy, with orders placed for three others.