Adcox Cloud Buster
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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 (30 kW).
A single example was built, changing owners (and engines) several times before it was scrapped in 1938.
Biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two superimposed main wings. The Wright brothers' Wright Flyer used a biplane design, as did most aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has a structural advantage, it produces more drag than a similar monoplane wing...
built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School
Adcox Aviation Trade School
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....
in 1931. It was originally powered by a Salmson AD-9
British Salmson
British Salmson was a British based manufacturer of cars, from 1934 to 1939. An offshoot of the French Salmson company, it was taken over by local management...
engine of 40 hp (30 kW).
A single example was built, changing owners (and engines) several times before it was scrapped in 1938.