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The Alexander Eaglerock series was one of several civilian aircraft brands that emerged after World War I. Winging away from the Denver-based Alexander Aircraft Company at "mile-high" altitudes, equipped with a Curtiss OX-5, 90-horsepower engine, Eaglerocks joined Wacos, Travel Airs, and Swallows as the most popular general aviation aircraft of the late 1920s.
The business that was to become the Alexander Aircraft Company originally started in film production. When owner J. Don Alexander became interested in airplanes, which he felt could be a boon to film advertising, the company shifted gears toward aircraft manufacturing. In 1925, the first Alexander Eaglerock hit the market, incorporating innovations such as a tail wheel and wings that folded back for storage. However, its performance didn’t live up to marketing promises and a more conventional follow-on plane appeared in early 1926.
Later that year, AAC designers Daniel Noonan and Al Mooney (who later founded the Mooney Aircraft Company) unveiled the "Combo-Wing," an aircraft with three different upper and lower wing configurations selectable by the customer. The Eaglerock Combo-Wing was one of the first aircraft certificated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, with Approved Type Certificate (ATC) #7 assigned to the "Combo-Wing" and ATC #8 to the similar "Long-Wing" version in April 1927.
The Museum's Eaglerock was purchased by Frank and Victor Hansen in 1977. "It was a true basket case," Victor said. "…So bad that we probably wouldn't have restored it if it hadn't been for our father." Their father, Bernard Hansen, owned an Eaglerock in the 1920s, which he used in barnstorming performances. The Hansens, with Bill Duncan, restored this Eaglerock in memory of their father. The Museum acquired the aircraft in 1998.
330.00ft²
The Alexander Eaglerock series was one of several civilian aircraft brands that emerged after World War I. Winging away from the Denver-based Alexander Aircraft Company at "mile-high" altitudes, equipped with a Curtiss OX-5, 90-horsepower engine, Eaglerocks joined Wacos, Travel Airs, and Swallows as the most popular general aviation aircraft of the late 1920s.
The business that was to become the Alexander Aircraft Company originally started in film production. When owner J. Don Alexander became interested in airplanes, which he felt could be a boon to film advertising, the company shifted gears toward aircraft manufacturing. In 1925, the first Alexander Eaglerock hit the market, incorporating innovations such as a tail wheel and wings that folded back for storage. However, its performance didn’t live up to marketing promises and a more conventional follow-on plane appeared in early 1926.
Later that year, AAC designers Daniel Noonan and Al Mooney (who later founded the Mooney Aircraft Company) unveiled the "Combo-Wing," an aircraft with three different upper and lower wing configurations selectable by the customer. The Eaglerock Combo-Wing was one of the first aircraft certificated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, with Approved Type Certificate (ATC) #7 assigned to the "Combo-Wing" and ATC #8 to the similar "Long-Wing" version in April 1927.
The Museum's Eaglerock was purchased by Frank and Victor Hansen in 1977. "It was a true basket case," Victor said. "…So bad that we probably wouldn't have restored it if it hadn't been for our father." Their father, Bernard Hansen, owned an Eaglerock in the 1920s, which he used in barnstorming performances. The Hansens, with Bill Duncan, restored this Eaglerock in memory of their father. The Museum acquired the aircraft in 1998.
330.00ft²
Alexander Aircraft Company
Eaglerock Combo-Wing
1928
