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Westfall Sport
The Westfall Sport is a single seat biplane modeled after the Waco F2. Development Miles Westfall was born in 1901, and raised in New Richmond, Indiana. At age 6 his passion for flying machines was ignited when he saw a group of balloons fly over his house. He brought this passion to life as an adult. He made a living in Oklahoma City by running a cafe, tuning pianos, and selling restored pianos. He built his first airplane in 1930, a Church Midwing JC-1, using a motorcycle engine for propulsion. After his experience with the Midwing, Westfall began planning an aircraft of his own design. This resulted in his Sport, first flown in 1934. Design The Westfall Sport had a welded steel tube fuselage with fabric covering. Its biplane wings were positively staggered, and were made of wood. It initially flew powered by a Ford automobile engine. Westfall mounted a cooling radiator ahead of the engine as in an automobile, cutting a hole through to allow a propeller shaft. After some e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
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