Parks P-2 Explained

The Parks P-2, powered by a 150 hp Axelson-Floco B engine, was a biplane designed and built at the Parks Air College in the United States circa 1929. A change in engine type to the Wright J-6 resulted in the Parks P-2A, which was ultimately marketed as the Ryan Speedster after rights were bought by the Ryan company.^[1]

The Parks P-2A became the "hero" of books by author Richard Bach who also owned an example.^{[2] [3]} The college quickly left the manufacturing business, selling the P-2A rights to Ryan as the Ryan Speedster, and later the Hammond 100.^{[4] [5]}

References

• Web site: A life in the clouds. 1 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727074631/http://netlabs.net/hp/richieb/clouds.html. 27 July 2011.
• Web site: Civil Aircraft Register. 1 March 2012.
• Air & Space Magazine. At the Movies: Take Two. Tom LeCompte. 1 July 2006.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parks, Detroit-Parks . www.aerofiles.com . 19 March 2016.
2. Web site: A life in the clouds. 1 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727074631/http://netlabs.net/hp/richieb/clouds.html. 27 July 2011.
3. Air & Space Magazine. At the Movies: Take Two. Tom LeCompte. 1 July 2006.
4. Web site: Civil Aircraft Register. 1 March 2012.
5. Air Trails. Summer 1971. 26.