Category Archives: 1930s

Beechcraft advertisement

This advertisement appeared in Aero Digest, April, 1935: THE BEECHCRAFT READ THIS: AN AMAZING STATEMENT A few of the leaders who use Beechcrafts: Socony Vacuum Co. Department of. Commerce Standard Oil, of N. J. Loffland Bros. O. J. Whitney Flying Service Olson Drilling Co. Gilpin Air Lines FAR greater speeds and operating economy are practical [...]

RCA Aviation Radio advertisement

This two-page advertisement appeared in Aero Digest, April, 1935: RCA OFFERS YOU A COMPLETE LINE OF AVIATION RADIO EQUIPMENT FEATURING: QUALITY RUGGEDNESS SIMPLICITY LOW INITIAL COST LOW OPERATING COST WHATEVER your aviation radio requirements, RCA can meet them-with standard equipment backed by years of experience in every radio communications field. Several new pieces of equipment, [...]

Kollsman advertisement

This advertisement for Kollsman appeared in Aero Digest, April, 1935: KOLLSMAN FOR PRECISION The 1935 Models of BEECHCRAFT are equipped with . KOLLSMAN . PRECISION AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS • The same characteristics of accuracy, dependability and performance which have gained a world-wide reputation for the Kollsman Sensitive Altimeter are also inherent in all our engine and [...]

Douglas Dolphin

Coast Guard Dolphin in NYC Aero Digest specsEast Boston (now Logan) airport in 1936. Eight-place high-wing amphibion monoplane. Two P. & W. Wasp engines, 450 h.p. each. The Douglas Dolphin was an amphibious flying boat. While fewer than 60 were built, they served a wide variety of roles: private ” air yacht”, airliner, military transport, [...]

Boeing Model 247D

First modern airliner All-metal, twin-engine, low-wing monoplane – 180 MPH an aircraft featured on the Hall of Fame of the Air Looking at old airplanes, they seem incredibly archaic — with two wings, made of wood and cloth, open cockpits, struts and wires all over. But the 1933 Boeing Model 247 suddenly resembles modern aircraft. [...]

REARWIN Sportster 7000

Rearwin Airplanes, Incorporated, Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Two-place high-wing monoplane. ATC 469. LeBlond engine, 70 horsepower. Span 35 feet. Length overall 22 feet 3 inches. Height overall 6 feet 9 inches. Wing area 166 square feet. Chord 62.5 inches. Power loading 18 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading [...]

REARWIN Junior 4000

Rearwin Airplanes, Incorporated, Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Two-place open or closed high-wing monoplane. A TC 469. Aeromarine engine, 50 horsepower. Span 36 feet. Length 21 feet 8 inches. Height 7 feet 3 inches. Wing area 179 square feet. Power loading 21.3 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 5.95 [...]

WACO Models UOC, YOC, CUC

NO PICTURE Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Four-place biplane. (Models UOC, YOC, and CUC respectively; data on YOC indicated in brackets, and on CUC following brackets in that order.) Continental engine, 210 horsepower (Jacobs engine, 225 horsepower) Wright engine, 250 horsepower. Span 35 feet. Length overall 25 feet [...]

WACO Models UMF and YMF

Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Three-place open biplane. (Models UMF and YMF respectively; data on YMF indicated in brackets.) Continental engine 210 horsepower. (Jacobs engine 225 horsepower.) ATC 546 (542). Span 30 feet. Length overall 23 feet 3.62 inches. Height overall 8 feet 5.37 inches. Wing area 233.5 [...]

WACO Models UKC, YKC, CJC

Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935: • Four-place biplane. (Models UKC, YKC, and CJC respectively; data on CJC indicated in brackets and on YKC following brackets in that order.) Continental engine, 210 horsepower (Wright Whirlwind engine, 250 horsepower) Jacobs engine 225 horsepower. ATC 528 (538) 533. Span 33 ft. 2.62 [...]