The “Flying Dragoon” was devised by T. F. Smith and dates from about 1909, likely in or around New York City.
Smith, T. F. Flying Dragoon Ornithopter
Era
Smith, S. 1930 monoplane
Built circa 1930 by Simon Smith, the single-place, high wing monoplane was powered by a motorcycle engine. Smith had “bought $200 worth of parts and put the machine together.”
Wingspan: 20’0″
Length: 15’0″
Speed: 75 mph
Seats: 1
Smith, Simon
Beloit WI.
USA
Built aircraft 1930-22.
Smith L.B. Aircraft Corp
USA
Established at Miami 1947. Operated manufacturing, conversion, and servicing facilities for numerous types of aircraft, but also built its own Tempo II pressurized executive transport based on Douglas B-26 bomber, which first flew in 1959.
Also held civil certificate for modification of C-46.
Mike Smith Aero Super Interceptor
A two-seat turboprop lightplane
The 1979 Mike Smith Aero Super Interceptor was destroyed at an early stage of flight testing.
Engine: 750hp P&W PT6A-34
Wingspan: 24’0″
Length: 23’0″
Speed: 440 mph
Seats: 2
Mike Smith Aero Prop-Jet XP-99
The 1982 Prop-Jet N3191K uses Beechcraft P-Baron wings and landing gear mated to a Smith T-tailed carbon fibre composite fuselage.
Engine: 850hp P&W-Canada PT6A-41 derated to 550hp
Useful load: 2000 lb
Max speed: 350 mph @ 31,000 ft
Seats: 6
Smith / Mike Smith Aero Inc
Produced Super Interceptor two-seat turboprop lightplane, expected to be followed by six-seat Lightning Model 400 with turboprop driving tail-mounted propeller, but instead followed by XP-99 Prop-Jet as conventionally-configured, pressurized six-seater with nose turboprop (first flown 1982).
1978: Mike Smith Aero Inc,
Johnson City KS.
USA.
1986: Acquired by Prop-Jets Inc.
Smith, J. 1929 monoplane
Circa 1929 J W Smith of Cicero IL. USA, built a single-place, open cockpit, high-wing monoplane.
The monocoque fuselage was made from red fiber paper rolled into shape and riveted. The wings were steel-tubing framed—the first-ever wing to have metal ribs. The fuselage hung below the wing with a pivoting arrangement somewhat like that which George Spratt would champion much later.
According to William B Stout, “Its one bad habit was changing shape from day to day as the humidity increased or decreased.”
Smith, J W
J W Smith,
Cicero IL.
USA
Built a monoplane circa 1929.
Smith, J. Parasol Monoplane
The Parasol Monoplane was built by James Smith (AKA Jim O’Berry) and flew briefly in 1955.
It is now situated at the Scalloway Museum, Shetland Islands.
