All black and white photos are courtesy of Kansas Aviation Museum and used only for illustration purpose in this page.
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Watkins Skylark was produced at Watkins Aircraft Co, of Wichita, KS. The location of the company was on Douglas near the East High School.
There are several variant. On the record, there was a prototype, SL-1 and SL-2.
The four photos shown below is the exact aircraft which we are trying to restore.
Side view at in front of the factory?
Rear quarter view
It is unknown how many Skylarks were produced or sold, but sales of 6 aircraft had been confirmed before the company went bankrupt. Some components from one of the aircraft NC102V has been recovered form Wellington Airport. The museum could not provide further information but assumed that this aircraft has been wrecked. The picture shown below is the components of the aircraft left today.
The components exist today are,
- Wing box of both right and left wings
- Right and Left ailerons
- Vertical stabilizer and rudder
- Horizontal stabilizers and elevators for both right and left side
While the empennage components are stored indoor, the wings were at outdoor. Therefore it is not possible to see the whole thing
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Last updated on 2004/09/16
