From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Hammond Aircraft Corporation, Ypsilanti, Michigan
• President and General Manager: Dean B. Hammond.
Two-place, side-by-side, low-wing, pusher monoplane, powered with the Menasco B-4 engine, 95 horsepower. Being built for the Bureau of Air Commerce in accordance with specification AB-205. The fuselage will be of all-metal construction with provision made for 40 pounds of baggage and parachute for each passenger. Complete data not available.
The door is close to the ground, facilitating entrance and vision is good in all directions, in all flying attitudes.
Due to the shape of the nose, wind noises will be diminished; engine and propeller noise are back away from the occupants.
The Model Y has a three-wheel landing gear which prevents nosing over on landing, allows the plane to be landed at the stalling speed, or up to its cruising speed, and eliminates the danger of ground looping. “1′he plane can be landed cross wind and without the use of brakes or rudder will automatically right itself on the ground.
The ship will have a steep glide allowing landings in a small place. Landing speed and rate of descent will be slow and the undercarriage will amply absorb the resulting shock. Landing speed is about 35 miles per hour, and the top speed in excess of 110. Maximum mileage is about 20 miles per gallon.
Attention has been given throughout to grease and oil fittings, replaceable bushings, inspection openings, and the general reduction of maintenance costs.
Standard equipment will include a wood propeller, electric starter, storage battery, low pressure tires, brakes, oil shock absorbing struts, housed landing gear, navigation lights, flaps.
Instruments: compass, generator, air speed indicator, tachometer, bank and turn indicator, altimeter, oil temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, fuel gauge, ammeter, rate of climb indicator.