| On January 30, 1957 Cole Palen
received (by rail) 19 pieces of a wrecked aircraft from C.W.
Adams, Jr. of Winter Haven, FL. The aircraft had been
advertised as a Standard J-1 but turned out to be an
engine-less "Hisso" Curtiss "Jenny"
JN-4H. There was no previous history available with
regard to this airplane. Over the years some of the
missing original parts (wings, radiator, etc.) turned up,
along with a 180 HP Hispano Suiza Model E engine which was
obtained from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia,
PA. Restoration began in 1967 and the aircraft was
rebuilt from original parts and sections from other
JN-4s. This is the only Hisso powered Jenny flying in
the world today. It flew regularly at the Aerodrome
from 1969 through 1998. In 1998 it was stripped down
for total restoration and returned to the sky in 2001.
|
| Country: |
U.S.A. |
| Year: |
1917 (original) |
| Engine: |
Hispano Suiza |
| Horsepower: |
150 HP |
| Quantity Mfg: |
|
| Wingspan: |
43’-7" |
(13.28 m) |
| Length: |
27’-0" |
(8.23 m) |
| Top Speed: |
75 mph* |
(120 km/hr) |
| Gross Weight: |
1,920 lbs.* |
(871.6 kg) |
|
*specs
for JN-4D |
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