Burbank CA.
USA
Circa 1928
Era
Western Airplane Corp King Bird
The 1929 Western Airplane Co King Bird open cockpit biplane sold for $2500. Only one was built; N6768.
Engine: 90hp Curtiss OX-5
Wingspan (upper): 35’0″
Wingspan (lower): c.38’0″
Length: 25’4″
Max speed: 95 mph
Cruise speed: 85 mph
Stall: 30 mph
Range: 440 mi
Seats: 3
Western Airplane Corp
Circa 1929
53 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago IL.
USA
Formed at Chicago, Illinois, to build a three-seat biplane powered by a 90 hp Curtiss OX-5 engine.
Western Aircraft Sport
The 1930 Western Aircraft Corp Sport single place open cockpit monoplane was registered N216Y c/n 1 in mid-1930, powered with a Szekely.
The company vanished shortly after licensing this plane, apparently swallowed up by the Depression, and fate of the plane is unknown as its reg was cancelled in 1932.
Western Aircraft Corp [2]
521 Cooper Bldg
Denver CO.
USA
Circa 1930 airplane builder
Western Aircraft Co West Air 204 / 214
In 1984 Western Aircraft Company was manufacturing the newly designed West Air 214. The craft follows the successful flight testing and evaluation of the proof of concept aircraft, the West Air 204 N258, first flown in November 1982. The West Air 214’s changes include a bubble windshield, swept vertical stabilizer, additional wing area and a redesigned fuselage. The 214 will have a tri-cycle retractable gear. The West Air will still retain its all composite construction of epoxy, graphite and tri-directional glass and four place seating.
Engine: Lycoming IO-360 200-hp.
Wingspan: 31 feet
Length: 26.75 feet
Gross weight: 2690 lb
Empty weight: 1410 lb
Fuel capacity: 70 USgallons
Top speed: 245 mph
Cruise speed: 215 mph
Stall speed: 59 mph
Seats: 4
Engine: Lycoming TIO-360-A1B
Wingspan: 29’0″
Length: 23’8″
Useful load 1166 lb
Max speed: 240 mph
Cruise speed: 180 mph
Western Aircraft Co
1984: George Hamilton, Western Aircraft Company. 16410 Crester Butte, San Antonio. Texas 78247, USA.
Westdeutsch Luftwerbung WDL 1
WDL 1A c/n 101A D-LDFO has been advertising Fuji Film continuously since 1981.
Blimp Westdeutsch Luftwerbung WDL 1B D-LDFR c/n 107 started advertising TV Movie, a German Pay-TV network in 1999.
WDL 1A c/n 101A
Volume: 227,000 cu ft
WDL 1B c/n 107
Volume: 255,000 cu ft.
Westdeutsch Luftwerbung Blimp
In 1978, a German company, Westdeutsch Luftwerbung, moved its 180 foot long flying machine to the United States, where it was leased by a consortium tentatively known as Skysign. The sides of the blimp are lined with 10,000 colored lightbulbs controlled by onboard computers, creating two 104 foot long flying billboards. The blimp’s powered by two 180hp Rolls Royces, cruises at 30 mph and never stalls. Its 211,888 cubic foot, helium filled envelope could carry it to 8,500 feet, but it’s happiest within a few thousand feet of the ground where its sign is visible to all.
West Coast Air Service 1928 Monopane
In 1928 West Coast Air Service Inc of Portland OR., USA, built a three place cabin monoplane.
