On the pages about the history of NC12350 you will find information about Tony Little, the planes first owner. Tony was a Monocoupe dealer and successfully raced NC12350 in over 60 events in the early 1930s. Tony was located just northeast of Philadelphia at Patco Field and was an early member in The Pylon Club, a group ov aviation enthusiasts who raced their planes. Tony also loaned NC12350 to Charles Lindbergh on numerous ocassions. Most aviation enthusiasts are familiar with the racing success of the Monocoupe 110 Specials, in particular, NC501W, the original clip wing, which was first flown by John Livingston in May 1932. Less familiar is the incredible racing success of the long wing or stock Monocoupe 110s during the 1930 and 1931 air race seasons and in particular at the National Air Races. I have included a section which highlights the racing success of the stock long wing Monocoupe 110s.

The majority of this web site is devoted to documenting the restoration of NC12350 to flying status. Above you will find a series of links which take you to pages with pictures and discussion about each stage of the project.

In addition, I have collected and organized a great deal of information for Monocoupe owners specifically and antique aircraft enthusiasts in general. Below, is a link to Monocoupe Resources, which will provides a page of links to Monocoupe, Warner and Lambert Type Certificate Data Sheets, useful information for maintaining Warner motors, some Monocoupe literature, 3-view drawings and an up-to-date listing of all Monocoupes remaining on the aircraft registry.

When I find old articles about Monocoupes, I try to scan them and add them below. I have also included a listing of links to photo albums of Monocoupes. Some of the albums are mine and others are links found while surfing for Coupes.

If you have Monocoupe history in your blood, maybe some old photos stashed away in some shoe box in the attic, or some Monocoupe memorabilia in a drawer at the hangar, Id like to hear from you. One of my goals with this site is to preserve, in digital format, the history of these cool old planes for generations to come.

You can e-mail me via:

longwing110 at hotmail dot com

Dave Binkley

Sedona, AZ

December, 2011

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Aircraft

Monocoupe 90
Velie Monocoupe

City

Philadelphia

Person

Charles Lindbergh
John Livingston
Tony Little
Warner Type Certificate
Dave Binkley Sedona

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