The Folkerts SK-1,Speed King One, Mono Special, Matilda, Fordon-Neumann Special, Hardwick-Whittenbeck Special was a racer built for the 1930
American Cirrus Aircraft Engine Company sponsored American Cirrus Derby.
Design and development
Clayton Folkerts designed the "Mono Special" while working for the
Mono-Aircraft Corporation. It was later renamed the SK-1.
[''Sport Aviation,'' September 1958] The aircraft was a strut-braced mid-winged conventional geared aircraft with a slender tapered tail and undersized wheels and fairings.
Operational history
In 1930, for the American Cirrus Derby, pilot
John Livingston was hired, but
Stub Quimby flew in his place after an illness. The team did not win any earnings. In the 1930
National Air Races
The National Air Races (also known as Pulitzer Trophy Races) are a series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in the United States since 1920. The science of aviation, and the speed and reliability of aircraft and engines grew ...
, Quimby placed fourth in the 650 Cubic inch class at 142 mph.
In the 1933
American Air Races
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, the aircraft was renamed the Folkerts SK-1, with modified lift struts and addition of wheel pants. The aircraft won first place twice in the 350 cubic inch class, and third in the 500 cubic inch class piloted by
Harold Neumann, and fifth piloted by
Marcellus King. During the 1933
International Air Races
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Roy Ligget and
Roy Hosler won two fifths and one fourth at a speed of 170 mph.
In the 1934
Pan American Air Races, the aircraft was renamed "Matilda". In the 1935
National Air Races
The National Air Races (also known as Pulitzer Trophy Races) are a series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in the United States since 1920. The science of aviation, and the speed and reliability of aircraft and engines grew ...
, with a modified headrest fairing, the aircraft raced as the "Fordon-Neumann Special" and placed second at 187 mph .
[Matowitz 2006 ]
In the 1937 National Air Races, the aircraft raced as the "Hardwick-Whittenbeck Special"
Specifications (Folkerts SK-1)
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Foxworth, Thomas G. ''The Speed Seekers.'' New York: New York: Doubleday, 1976. .
* Matowitz, Thomas G. Jr. ''Cleveland's National Air Races'' (Images of Aviation). Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. .
* Schmid, Sylvester H. and Truman C. Weaver. ''The Golden Age of Air Racing: 1927-1933.'' Oshkosh, Wisconsin: EAA Aviation Foundation, 1983. .
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