| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC9849 |
| Alternate Registration: | C9849 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Travel Air 2000 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Travel Air 2000 |
| Aircraft Version: | Travel Air 2000 |
| C/n (msn): | 1056 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Saint Louis - Lambert-Saint Louis InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSTL IATA: STL Local: STL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1929 to 1931 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 686129 |
| Photo Comment |
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Designed by a Mr Stearman with help from Messrs Beech and Cessna, the Travel Air 2000 (1925 to 1930) had a 90 hp Curtiss OX-5 engine. In 1927 this one was the first pilot school aircraft owned by Parks Air Lines. St Louis based Parks Air College used the name Parks Air Lines for a flight school and aircraft manufacturing operation at KSTL. The name Parks Airport on the sign just visible to the left is presumably for publicity purposes. In this seemingly staged photo a student may be getting his license signed off by a Dept of Commerce examiner after surviving some figure-eights, a dead stick landing and three touch-and-goes. This photo was added on 11 May 2024, and has since been viewed 118 times. |