Ryan NYP ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ Client: Evergreen Aviation and Space MuseumMcMinnville, Oregon In July 2011 we completed a replica of the Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” for the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon using blueprints and pictures to recreate this airplane. The Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built single …
1917 Airco DH-4 (British Military) Client: The Vintage Aviator Limited (a flying Museum)New Zealand In 2008 we completed a replica 1918 DeHavilland DH-4 for The Vintage Aviator Limited (a flying Museum) in New Zealand. They will use a Liberty V-12 engine on which they are doing the overhaul. They will have the instruments certified, install …
1903 Wright Flyer Client: Evergreen Aviation Museum McMinnville, OregonThe “Flyer” is an exact copy, except for a non-running engine. This 10-month project was completed using drawings from the Smithsonian Institute, pictures and examinations of the original craft which hangs in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Curtiss JN-4D ‘Jenny’ Client: Evergreen Aviation Museum McMinnville, OregonThe aircraft replica was built and delivered to the museum with an OX-5 Curtiss 90 HP V-8 engine. The aircraft was purposely not covered so that viewers could see the construction and detail of the airframe.
1931 Bellanca Pacemaker Client: Japan Science FoundationMisawa Aviation MuseumMisawa, Japan This Pacemaker represents the “Miss Veedol,” the aircraft used on the first non-stop trans Pacific flight in 1932. The customer was not concerned with flyable but very concerned with authenticity. They wanted the plane to be outwardly correct even to the landing gear drop system …
1921 Martin MB-2 Bomber Client: National Museum of the US Air ForceWright Patterson Air Force Base, Early Flight Gallery We were contracted by the USAF Museum to build an exact replica of a 1921 Martin MB-2 bomber. The replica is over 42 feet long with a 74-foot wingspan and it stands almost 14 feet high. …
1917 Boeing Model C Fuselage Client: Museum of FlightSeattle, WA One of the earliest designs by the fledgling Boeing Aircraft Company, the Model C was designed to be a primary trainer on floats. There are none left in existence. We were contracted by the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA to build an exact replica …
1928 Boeing Model 40-B Client: The Museum of FlightSeattle, WA On October 6, 2007 we rolled out our completed 1928 Boeing Model 40-B at the Wings and Wheels Festival – Aviation Day – at Pangborn Memorial Airport here in East Wenatchee, WA. Our special guest was Bill Boeing, Jr., the son of the founder of …