Inspecting Compact Racing Biplane on Airfield Tarmac (Circa 1923)

Three men in suits and coats inspecting a small, high-speed single-seat racing biplane with a wooden propeller on an unpaved airfield. — Inspecting Compact Racing Biplane on Airfield Tarmac (Circa 1923) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A group of civilian and military observers in three-piece suits, flat caps, and overcoats gather around a compact, high-performance single-seat racing biplane on an unpaved landing field. Featuring a low-drag wooden monocoque fuselage, tight nose cowling, two-blade wooden propeller, and wire-spoke wheels with disc covers, the aircraft exemplifies the intense air-racing designs Donald A. Hall Sr. studied following his aerodynamic research at Curtiss.