AIRCRAFT on display

 

1967 AH-1F Cobra
Two place attack helicopter from Vietnam era.
On loan from US Army.

 

1996 Model RHC1 Helicopter
A single seat sport helicopter with a two-cycle water cooled engine.
Assembled from a kit.

 

1946 Piper J-3 Cub
Two place, tandem seating aircraft equipped with a Continental 85-hp engine. Military equivalent is the USAAC L-4 "Grasshopper" used for artillery spotting.

 

1951 Howard "Mustang" S-51D
7/10 scale replica. Aircraft is currently on loan to WWII Victory Museum in Auburn. Originally equipped with a Chevy 350 engine.

 

1962 Loving-Wayne model WR-3
Two place, open cockpit, "roadable."
(Wings fold inward prior to towing on roadways.)
Home built, one of a kind.

 

1915 Nieuport Type II
WWI open cockpit French fighter. This biplane is a 7/10 scale replica of the "Lafayette Escadrille" fighters flown by American pilots.
(Replica built in 1996)

 

1917 Nieuport Type 24
WWI open cockpit French fighter. This bi-wing aircraft is a 3/4 scale replica of the famous "Storks" fighter squadron.
(Replica built in 1976)

 

1943 Pitts Special S1
Single seat sport biplane. Wood skeleton in need of restoration.

 

1941 Pratt-Reid LNE-1
Two place, side-by-side US Navy Training Glider. In 1952, a LNE-1 set a world altitude record for a glider of 44,255 feet.
(Glider is currently under restoration off site.)

 

1935 Brunner-Winkle, "Speedbird"
A side-by-side, 2-place open cockpit bi-plane. Since this aircraft is the only prototype built, it is a very valuable. Last flight was at
Oshkosh in 1997.

 

1946 Stinson V-77
Executive style, all metal, enclosed cabin, high wing aircraft with wood, chrome and leather interior including lace curtains.
Military version for the USAAF, minus the frills, was the AT-19.

 

1944 Cessna T-50 "Bobcat"
Twin-engine Trainer & Transport. Same type used in the TV series "Sky King." Military AAF version is the UC-78 and nicknamed the "Bamboo Bomber."

 

1943 Boeing/Stearman
A two seat biplane trainer used by the US Military as the PT-17 Kaydet. Model on display is a fully acrobatic "souped-up" sport version.

 

1946 Aeronca 7AC Champion
Two place, tandem seating aircraft equipped with a Continental 65-hp engine. Similar to the USAAC L-16.

 

1918 Fokker D. VII
World War I German fighter flying full scale replica.