The Texas-Temple Sportsman is an American-built light single-seat high-wing sporting monoplane of the late 1920s.
Design and development.
The Texas Aero Corporation of Temple, Texas was formed about 1927 to construct passenger and mail light aircraft. The companies origin can be traced back to George W Williams Texas Aero Manufacturing Company of 1911. It built a series of aircraft designs including the "Texas-Temple Sportsman".
The Sportsman was a parasol winged monoplane, equipped with two seats arranged in tandem. The cockpit had an open layout. A fixed tail-wheel undercarriage was fitted. The tailplane was set low on the fin. A 100 h.p. Cirrus III was initially fitted.
Operational history.
Three examples of the Sportsman were completed: "NC480" manufacturers number 1; "NC852H" and "N987N" manufacturers number 107. There was no "N987N" registered in FAA records at the time, so it is likely to be from a later registration. There was an "NC987H", but that was the registration for a different make of aircraft, a Smith S-1 with a Velie engine. The Sportsman was suitable for operation by individual sporting pilots. Williams was killed during 1930 in the crash while flying with a trainee pilot. The company folded after the accident.
Surviving aircraft.
The third "Sportsman" survived the Second World War and was rebuilt in 1990 by J.D. Ferrel with a radial engine of unknown manufacture. It is still extant, but without a valid permit to fly. "N987N" is publicly displayed (2007) in the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas (Love Field) airport.
Specifications.
Not available. The aircraft was originally fitted with a 100 h.p. ADC Cirrus III engine.
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