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Thaddeus Kerns

Thaddeus Kerns   Inspired by accounts of the earliest public flights of Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1908, Chico resident Thaddeus Kerns constructed and flew a hang glider of his own construction at the age of sixteen.  In 1910, he built and flew an airplane patterned...

Hiller UH-12

Hiller UH-12   Stanley Hiller Jr.’s first helicopters featured dual, counter-rotating main rotors to eliminate the need for a tail rotor mechanism.  While mechanically efficient and extremely stable, this arrangement created some difficulties with regards to...

Aero Commander

Aero Commander 500   Imagined as a business plane based on the much-larger Douglas A-20 Havoc attack aircraft of World War II, the Aero Commander first flew in 1948.  By the standards of the time the Aero Commander provided a large cabin able to accommodate four...

Cessna 177 Cardinal

Cessna 177 Cardinal   Designed by Cessna as a more modern replacement for its popular four-seat Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the 177 introduced several design innovations.  A rearward-set wing enhanced pilot visibility, as did the removal of external struts.  The shift in wing...

FH-1100

Fairchild Hiller FH-1100   Derived from the experimental Hiller Ten99, the Model 1100 was designed to take advantage of the dramatic performance boost to helicopters provided by a turbojet engine.  The Model 1100 competed for the US Army’s Light Observation...