1984: 2450 N. 56th St., Mesa, AZ 85205, USA.
Sold plans for the Petit Breezy LSA
Manufacturer
Peterson & Campbell
Lloyd H Peterson and Mark M Campbell
Los Angeles CA.
USA
In 1932 it was reported that Peterson & Campbell built a two-place, open cockpit, high-wing monoplane, powered by a 100hp Kinner K-5 engine.
Registered NX12273 c/n 1, Campbell had, on 2 January 1933, requested its Experimental license be cancelled as being “not fit to be flown.”
Owner Peterson later wrote CAA that he had no idea why the registration was cancelled. The two entered into a lawsuit, with the plane finally being sold 14 May 1935 to a R L McCreery with conditions that it would never again be sold, would never have a stress analysis or plans made, would never be licensed, and the wing and fuselage would be destroyed and junked.
McCleery notified CAA on 7 November 1935 that it had, indeed, been salvaged. He had ostensibly bought only an engine. CAA cancelled the registration on 7 November 1935.
It crashed on altitude record attempt and Peterson was killed.
Peterson, Peter
Davenport IA.
USA
Built the Peterson Hi-Hopes in 1960.
Peterson, David G
Tulsa OK.
USA
Converted Beechcraft Bonanza into twin-engined Peterson Skyline Super-V.
Peters Aircraft Co / National Aircraft Builders Corp (NABA)
1929:
(Alva A) Peters Aircraft Co,
Salinas CA.
USA
c.1931:
National Aircraft Builders Corp (NABA)
4053 Harlan St,
Emeryville CA.
USA
Peterborough Aircraft Company Ltd
On 16 September 1938, Flt-Lt Bernard J.W. Brady, along with John PA Fulton, another director from Aircraft Exchange and Mart, formed the Peterborough Aircraft Company Ltd to acquire what little remained of Aeronca, including the uncompleted Aeronca 300. A revised version of that was produced as the Peterborough Ely, but met with no success.
Personal Plane Services
A company founded by Doug Bianchi, firstly at White Waltham and then Booker to provide specialised services to light aviation.
They have built a long series of replicas for flight and static for movie work. These include three un-registered Santos-Dumont Demoiselle in 1963.
Personal Flight Inc
1998: 1819 Central Ave. S. No. 63, Kent, WA 98032, USA.
Trike builder
Perry, Thomas O. / Chicago Helicopters Ltd
Chicago IL.
USA
In 1923 Thomas O Perry / Chicago Helicopters Ltd built a two-place helicopter with coaxial counter-rotating rotors, collective pitch control. A novel approach to power-off descent was used—with a hand crank, the rotors could be moved to a position perpendicular to the direction of flight, transforming the helicopter into a sort-of biplane. A horizontal tail surface mounted on a boom was then used as elevator. A prototype was built by Plamondon Mfg Co of Chicago and flight-tested at Lombard IL. Results were not publicized but apparently were unsatisfactory.
Engine: 110hp LeRhone
Rotor diameter: 47’0″
Rotor blade chord: 4’0″
Useful load: 1020 lb
Seats: 2
Perman, E.G.
During 1935, E. G. Perman advertised Mignet’s Pou-du-Ciel in aviation magazines and even went as far as proposing the formation of a Flea Constructors’ Club.
There was a link between the firm of E. G. Perman & Co of Brownlow House, 50-51 High Holborn, London WC1, and F. W. Broughton who later went on to design the trio of Broughton-Blayney Brawney single-seaters.
That Perman began in aviation building Fleas is well-documented and the business can be traced back to 24 Brownlow Mews, Guilford Street off Gray’s Inn Road. It was to this address which Flea G-ADOV was registered on 1 October 1935, to G. A. Puttnam, described as “trading as E. G. Perman & Co”. The same attribution goes to G-ADPW later the same month. The following January we find G-ADPV, this time registered to Perman & Co alone, as were G-ADPX and ’PY. Then there is a gap until G-AECM.
Appleby (1912-84) had formed the G. A. Puttnam company as Flea builders in March 1936. Where the name Puttman came from is unknown. His other directors were Martin Payne (formerly with Sir John Carden), Samuel W. Soden and his wife Gertrude, described as furriers, and Dr Harold A. Tracey, a medical practitioner. The firm went on to advertise “the PAC Pou […] fitted with the Carden Aero engine”, trumpeting how, “every machine made by PAC is test flown and passed by Stephen V. Appleby”. The price, with Carden-Ford engine, was £175 and hire-purchase terms were available. It advertised its Flea extensively, an added expense for the fledgling company.
Less than six months later, we find the firm was put up for sale as a going concern. Martin Payne had died suddenly after major surgery and without his financial backing the business could not continue.
With 3,000 sq ft of office and manufacturing space — which, an advertisement tells us, was centrally heated — the asking price was £1,000.
Whether or not the outfit was sold is not recorded. In its brief life, Puttnam had built some five aircraft at its Hornsey Road premises. Appleby now went on to share his time between a job at Heston Airport and Edward Dixon Abbott’s business, bespoke coachbuilders at Wrecclesham. Through its connection with Baynes, the Abbott company also made gliders including the Farnham Sailplane. It later teamed up with Baynes as Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes to build the famous Scud series of small gliders.
Perman simply disappears off the aviation radar after 1936.
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