Friday 25 March 2016

Rocheville (EMSCO) Arctic Tern

Manufactured in 1932, three-seat open/cabin mid-wing monoplane on floats, powered by a 300 hp Wasp Junior (or 450 hp Wasp). It was a one off hybrid designed by Charles Rocheville, wing from a Lockheed Sirius, tail from a Lockheed Vega. Special-purpose plane for Shell Oil Co. in Alaskan photographic explorations. Pilot in open cockpit in small nacelle, crew in enclosed pods atop pontoons. It crashed in 1933 during testing.



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  1. Unknown2 February 2017 at 01:34

    reminds me of talespin

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  2. Unknown11 December 2017 at 06:37

    I love it! This an aeroplane with class and personality! Too bad it was the Great Depression and they did not build another w=that we could visit in a museum! To bad I can't find any pix of the indiside of the pods!

    Uncle Bill

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