History of AirplanesCoast 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, and search and rescue. [...]
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. Not [...]
Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio
Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
• President and General Manager: C. H. Brukner. Vice-president: Lee N. Brutus. Sales Manager: Hugh R. Perry. Chief Engineer: A. F. Arcier.
Two-place open-or-closed biplane. P. & W. Wasp Junior engine, 420 horsepower. ATC 543.
Span 32 feet 8.62 inches. Length overall 25 feet .5 inch. [...]
Stearman Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas
Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
• President and General Manager: J. E. Schaeffer. Vice-president and Chief Engineer: Mac Short. Secretary-Treasurer: Clif Barron.
Two-place open biplane. ATC 504. P. & W. Wasp Junior engine, 420 horsepower.
Span 35 feet. Length overall 25 feet 1 inch. Height overall 9 feet 4 [...]
Spartan Aircraft Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
• Vice-president and General Manager: E. W. Hudlow. Chief Engineer: James B. Ford.
Four-place high-wing monoplane. Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior engine, 320 horsepower. ATC 389.
Span 50 feet. Length overall 32 feet 7.75 inches. Height overaIl 8 feet 11 inches. Wing area 299 square feet. [...]
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
The Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland
• President: Glenn L. Martin. Vice-president and Assistant General Manager: L. C. Milburn. Chief Engineer: B. C. Boulton.
Fifty-place closed high-wing flying boat.
Four Pratt & Whitney twin-row Wasp (geared) engines, 800 horsepower each. Span 130 feet. Length overall 90 feet 10.5 inches. Height overall 24 feet [...]
The most famous Lockheed Vega was the “Winnie Mae,” that Wiley Post flew around the world in 1931.
Aircraft description from Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• Seven-place high-wing monoplane. A TC 384. P. & W. Wasp S3Dl engine, 450 horsepower. Span 41 feet. Length overall 27 feet 6 inches. Height overall 9 feet. [...]
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• Seven-place low-wing monoplane. ATC 514. P. & W. Wasp S1D1 engine, 550 horsepower. Span 42 feet 9.25 inches. Length overall 28 feet 4 inches. Height overall 9 feet 8 inches. Wing area 294-1 square feet. Power loading 10.54 pounds per horsepower. Wing loading 19.72 pounds per [...]
One of the first designs of the Lockheed company, the Electra was one of the first all-metal, passenger planes; its many innovations contributed to the design of the P-38 fighter.
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• Twelve-place low-wing monoplane. (Models 10A and 10C respectively; data on 10C in brackets). ATC 551 (559). [...]
A speedy, single-seater, low-wing monoplane, one of the first with retractable landing gear, flown by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith on his trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
From Aero Digest, April, 1935:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California
• President and General Manager: Robert E. Gross. Vice-president and Sales Manager: Carl B. Squier. Vice-president and Chief Engineer: Hall L. Hibbard. Export representatives: [...]