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One of the three original proof-of-concept prototypes of the Williams X-Jet, on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight. X-Jet viewed from the side. The Williams X-Jet, created by Williams International, was a small, single-person, light-weight, Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft powered by a modified Williams F107 turbofan aircraft engine — designated WR-19-7 — after some minor ...
The Bally Bomber B-17 is a single-seat homebuilt aircraft, intended as a one-third scale replica of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. [1] The Bally Bomber made its debut during the 2018 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh .
The original concept had been developed by Charles H. Zimmerman in the late 1940s. [2] Further development followed, both by Hiller Aircraft and the De Lackner Company. There were two main models, the ONR model 1031-A-1, and the somewhat larger VZ-1 Pawnee model produced in 1956 for the U.S.
Gerald Summers (1899–1967) was a British mid-century modern furniture designer. He came to prominence with his design for the Bent Plywood Armchair. Another of his noted works was the Two-Tier Table. Both pieces were designed in 1934 and manufactured by Makers of Simple Furniture, the firm he founded. [1] [2] [3]
Curtiss HS 1917 patrol flying boat, about 1,178 built; Grigorovich M-15 1917 patrol flying boat, unk no. built; Macchi M.5 1917, flying boat fighter, 244 built; Norman Thompson N.T.2B 1917 flying boat trainer, 100+ built; Tellier T.3 and Tc.6 1917 patrol flying boat, about 155 built; Hansa-Brandenburg W.20 1918 U-boat flying boat, 3 built
Fly Baby A Bowers Bi-Baby, this is the Fly Baby with the upper wing installed A Bowers Bi-Baby, front view. The Bowers Fly Baby is a homebuilt, single-seat, open-cockpit, wood and fabric low-wing monoplane that was designed by famed United States aircraft designer and Boeing historian, Peter M. Bowers.
In 1986 and 1987, a full-size replica of the Ezekiel Airship was built by local craftsman Bob Lowery and the Pittsburg Optimist Club, based largely on a single surviving photograph. It weighs roughly 2,000 pounds (910 kg), much heavier than the original aircraft, which is believed to have weighed 406 pounds (184 kg).
The SoloTrek XFV (Exo-skeletal Flying Vehicle) was a single-person VTOL aircraft. It was first flown in December 2001 by Millennium Jet Inc , a private company run by Michael Moshier . Millennium Jet subsequently changed its name to Trek Aerospace Inc .