1984: 457 Fenmar Dr, Dept. GR, Weston, Ontario, Canada M9L 2R6.
UL builder
Era
Thompson-Balbone Special
Ralph & Harry Thompson built the Thompson-Balbone Special N1305V in 1949 as a Midget racer piloted by Ralph Thompson.
Engine: Continental C-85, 85 hp
Thompson F Boat
Circa 1910, a Mr Thompson produced five, probably conversions of Curtiss F aircraft
Thompson Special
Built in the 1980s, the Thompson Special N78854 two-place open cockpit biplane looked much like an all-metal Stearman.
Thompson Air Sucker
Classified by Jane’s in 1910 as an “Air Sucker” of George Thompson, this had an oval fuselage with a wing on top, and propellers within the body to “suck air in, and expel it to work the machine.” No flight data was recorded.
Thompson, George
Kingston OK.
USA
Airplane builder circa 1910.
Thompson Aircraft Co Boxmoth
Thompson expanded his experiment in powering a boxkite with a model airplane engine into full-size reality with twin vinyl-covered aluminum-tube frames and a 55hp snowmobile motor and a prop in 1972. A two-place tandem “flying box-kite” a test pilot, reported in his own words, “Great stability. I was 35 feet off the ground before I realized I had taken off!”
FAA registration N64492 was issued on 30 March 1973, seen as still valid in mid-2007. Marketed plans for $75.
(Richard) Thompson Aircraft Co
Philadelphia PA.
USA
Circa 1972 built the Boxmoth
Thompson 1956 Monoplane
Built in 1956 by W Z Thompson as a two-place enclosed, low-wing monoplane, registered N4054A.
Engine: Continental A-65-8, 65hp
Wing span: 16’10”
Length: 14’0″
Useful load: 240 lb
Cruise speed: 100 mph
Stall: 55 mph
Thompson, W Z
W Z Thompson
Harrodsburg KY.
USA
Circa 1956 built a monoplane
