Did you ever heard about "Milliken"?

[Deleted]

I guess probably not.

In 1927, inspired by Lindbergh's flight, 16-year-old William F. Milliken began designing an airplane that evolved into a parasol monoplane with a motorcycle engine.

Finally, in 1933, Milliken took the M-1 to Old Orchard Beach at Pine Point, Maine for tests. It flew, but landing took three attempts, ending when the M-1 flipped over on its back. Encouraged by this flight, he went on to a long aeronautical and automotive career.

After graduating from MIT in 1934, Milliken worked in the aircraft industry for twenty years. He was assistant head of Flight Test at Boeing Aircraft during World War II, and was on the first flights of the prototype XB-29 and several B-17 models.

Furthermore he competed in over 100 post-war road races. He was a founding member of the Watkins Glen Road Races and competed in the very first Watkins Glen event in 1948.



This Milliken M-1 taking off from Old Orchard Beach has been created by Dennis Simanaitis, author of several other quite curious vintage airplanes.

Bernard

[nmlw]

Another Interesting item from history Bernard. I saw a documentary that mentioned Millken's contribution during WWII, but I did not know about his road racing exploits.

[zswobbie1]

Thanks for the story, another find for my Vintage install. I actually have a separate install for these aircraft, using GW scenery.