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Thoughts on Commercial Aviation for the Wings of History (WOH) Museum
by Mark Lindberg, May 2021 Successful “Commercial Aviation” begins with the revenues exceeding the expenses of operations, and then those profits determining a competitive return on invested capital. A component of the equation that represents invested capital would include the aircraft. An early example would be the Wings of History American Eagle. While using the […]
Aeronca Champ
The Aeronca Champion (Champ) high-wing monoplane 7AC for general aviation in the WOH collection is a 1946 model. Aeronca (a contraction of Aeronautical Corporation of America), was based in Middletown, Ohio. First flown as a prototype in 1944, the 7AC was in production from 1945 to 1948. Aeronca’s total production from 1945 to 1951 (when […]
Franklin Aircraft Engine 4AC-150
Franklin 4AC 150 dual magneto Franklin 4AC 150 single magneto The Franklin O-150 (company designation 4AC-150) was an American air-cooled aircraft engine of the late 1930s (first run in 1938). The engine is of four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed layout with a displaced of 150 cubic inches. The first model used a single magneto while later models had […]
Guiberson A-1020 Diesel
This unusual 4-stroke 9-cylinder single-row direct-drive diesel radial engine has some interesting features, such as no ignition system. Instead, compression ignition fires the cylinders filled with air and injected diesel fuel spray. Diesel fuel has more carbon content and is more calorie-rich per gallon than aviation gasoline. That can extend aircraft range over a gasoline […]
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Pietenpol Air Camper
Bernard Pietenpol was born in 1901 and lived in the southern Minnesota community of Cherry Grove. From the beginning, Bernard showed an aptitude for all things mechanical and became the town’s “mechanical genius.” Bernard was also intrigued by the new “flying machines” that had gained notoriety and a fair amount of acceptance after WWI. But […]
Christen Eagle
Design Designed to compete with the Pitts Special by Frank Christensen originally of Salt Lake City, Utah,[1] the Eagle II is marketed in kit form for homebuilding. It set a new standard for completely documented homebuilding kits that revolutionized the homebuilding industry. The Eagle II is a small aircraft of conventional configuration with single-bay, equal-span staggered biplane wings braced […]