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Arnold AR-5

Arnold AR-5

Arnold AR-5   Designed and built in 1992 at Pinole, California by kitplane enthusiast Mike Arnold, the AR-5 was constructed of composite materials similar to those used by Mojave-based aviation innovator Burt Rutan.  Its extreme light weight (under 500 lbs. empty) and...
Hiller YH-32

Hiller YH-32

Hiller YH-32 Hornet   Conceived in the early 1950s as an ultra-lightweight helicopter, the original YH-32 was built as military research project but the helicopter itself was certified under civilian FAA regulations and first flew in 1954.  It featured twin ramjet...
Beachey Little Looper

Beachey Little Looper

Beachey-Eaton Biplane   San Francisco native Lincoln Beachey had established himself as a demonstration pilot working for Glenn Curtiss by the early 1910s.  During one set of flight demonstrations his “double ended” Curtiss Pusher, equipped with both...
Wright Model EX

Wright Model EX

Wright Model EX (Replica)   Derived from the Wright Model B, the EX had shorter-span wings and was designed for flight demonstrations.  Unlike earlier Wright airplanes, the EX had wheeled landing gear which facilitated takeoffs without the aid of a catapult or special...
Thaddeus Kerns

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...