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Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) Wing area: 130 sq ft (12 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 4415 Empty weight: 640 lb (290 kg) Gross weight: 1,040 lb (472 kg) Fuel capacity: 14 US gallons (53 L) Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine 1,834 cc flat-four, 60 hp (45 kW ...
March 31, 1971 – Western Air Lines Flight 366, a Boeing 720-047B flying from Los Angeles to Ontario, California, on a pilot proficiency check flight, yawed and rolled out of control, and crashed while in the process of executing a 3-engine missed-approach from a simulated engine-out instrument approach. The five crew members and only ...
The new company, founded by members of the AVG Flying Tigers immediately sold four RB-1 aircraft to other buyers, which paid for the entire WAA contract. [ 5 ] The seven remaining National Skyways aircraft were used to transport a variety of cargo, shipping fruit and furniture from its base in Long Beach, California .
Five examples were built in total and three of these crashed. Only two examples remain, both unflyable. The second aircraft was built at the Peregrine Aircraft Company in Minden Nevada. During a flight Test at Douglas County Airport, the aircraft far exceeded the maximum safe flight test speed, and broke up inflight, killing pilot Mike VanWagonen.
Newton Thornberry Bass (28 Oct 1903 [1] – 6 February 1983), was a prolific oil executive and a key figure in the growth of Apple Valley, California, United States.He and partner Bernard "Bud" Westlund owned Apple Valley Ranchos Land Development Co. Begun in 1946, the company was the beginning of the development that became the incorporated Town of Apple Valley, CA.
This category holds people who would fall under Category:People from California and whose occupation falls under Category:Aviators or a subcategory. Contents Top
Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, an early movie stunt pilot, pioneer aviator, member of the Barnes Happy Bottom Riding Club and founder of the movie stunt pilots' union, used the Monrovia Airport. Kalman Irwin, an airshow pilot and TWA captain, was a frequent guest at the airport. Aviation pioneers the Riley Brothers, Eleanor and Elmer Riley ...
James Cairn Mars (March 8, 1875 - July 25, 1944), also known Bud Mars and the Curtiss Daredevil, was an aviation pioneer. He was the eleventh pilot licensed in the United States. As a balloonist, he was a student of Thomas Scott Baldwin, and as an airplane pilot, of Glenn Curtiss. [1]