Design
The airplane was powered by water cooled Hall-Scott V-8 engine of 60 hp (45 kW), The aircraft was covered with vulcanized fabic that was tacked to the ribs rather than rib-stitched. The landing gear was made from steel tubes with hickory wood inserts. Control cables were routed through copper tubing. It had a left foot controlled throttle and a right foot controlled magneto kill switch.
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