Adcox Aviation Trade School
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The Adcox Aviation Trade School was established in Portland, Oregon
in the late 1920s. Aircraft created there as student projects include the Adcox 1-A
, Adcox Special
, Adcox Student Prince
, and Adcox Cloud Buster
.
At different points in its history, the organisation was known as Aircraft Builders Corp and the First National Flying System.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
in the late 1920s. Aircraft created there as student projects include the Adcox 1-A
Adcox 1-A
The Adcox 1-A was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. Only a single example was constructed....
, Adcox Special
Adcox Special
The Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp ....
, Adcox Student Prince
Adcox Student Prince
The Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September. As of 2004, a single example remains registered in the...
, and Adcox Cloud Buster
Adcox Cloud Buster
The Adcox Cloud Buster was a two-seat sporting biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1931. It was originally powered by a Salmson AD-9 engine of 40 hp ....
.
At different points in its history, the organisation was known as Aircraft Builders Corp and the First National Flying System.
List of Aircraft
- Adcox 1-AAdcox 1-AThe Adcox 1-A was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. Only a single example was constructed....
------------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft
- Adcox SpecialAdcox SpecialThe Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp ....
------------- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft
- Adcox Student PrinceAdcox Student PrinceThe Adcox Student Prince was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane designed by Basil Smith and built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929. It was based on the one-off Adcox Special, and the first example flew on 17 September. As of 2004, a single example remains registered in the...
-- (1929) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft
- Adcox SpecialAdcox SpecialThe Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp ....
-------------- (1931) Single-engine two-seat biplane light aircraft