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Jennings W. "Jack" Rose

1901(?) -  born
1910      - Witnesses flight by Wright brothers
1917      - Construction worker at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois
               - uses Officer's Club Library
1923      - Army Flight Cadet (age 22)
               - soloed 11 hours, Curtis JN-6H 180 hp
               - at 13 hours released from training
               - goes to California & sees homebuilts
1924     - Buys Curtiss Oriole w/ 160 hp C-6
               - Flight Instructor rating
1925/26 - Barnstormer, Hispano-Suiza powered JN-4,
                  OX-5 Curtiss Oriole & "Hornet"
1924/25 - Puts together "Hornet" w/ OX-5 engine,
                  Cannuck (JN-4) fuselage and Avro Wings
1925/26 - Barnstormer

Left - Army Flight Cadet, Jack Rose with Curtis JN-6H in 1923.
Right - Jack with hybrid bi-plane "Hornet" circa 1925.
Below - Jack with Curtis Oriole circa 1924

1927       - Begins to design own biplane
1928       - received Mechanics ID
1929       - received Transport Pilot License
                - owns Waco 10 (3 place open cockpit)
                - test flies pre-production prototype NX12084?
1929/33 - Bootlegger(?) in 2 place Lincoln Standard 
                  w/ 180 hp Hispano-Suiza engine.

Left - Jack with pre-production prototype NX12084 circa 1931(?)

Below - Jack with 53+ hp four cylinder Rose Tornado engine circa 1937.

1930   - establishes Rose Aeroplane & Motor Co., Inc.
            - Builds Pre-production Parrakeet Prototype NX12084
               w/ 25 hp Heath Henderson, replaces w/
               37 hp A-40 Continental
1933/34  - Builds Rose Parrakeet A-1 Prototype S/N 101,
               NX13677
1935   - Receives CAA approval of Type Certificate 2-514
            -  officially starts Rose Parrakeet A-1 production
1936   - tests Poyer 50 hp 3 cyl. radial
            - certifies Rose Parrakeet A-2F  w/ 50 hp Franklin
1937   - builds & tests own 4 cyl. Rose Tornado engine. It is 
               smaller than A-40, but produces 52 hp @ 2050 rpm
               with 2.5 gal/hr fuel consumption and 75 hp @ 2375 rpm
1938   - tests Rose Parrakeet A-3F w/ 60 hp Franklin, but
              does not certify.
1940   - tests Rose Parrakeet A-4C w/ 65 Hp fuel injected
              Continental, but does not certify.

1941-45 - Rose Parrakeet & Tornado production halted.
                - Produces small aircraft parts for war effort.
1946/47 - Blackhawk Aircraft Co. licensed to produce Blackhawk Rose
               - Anthony Ingrassia completes first aircraft, Blackhawk Rose A4 S/N 00, N40100 with
                  "Experimental" airworthiness cert.
               - Blackhawk Aircraft Co. invests all capital in production facility, unable to complete 4 airframes
1947/48 - Jack Rose licenses Foster Hannaford to produce Hannaford Rose Parrakeet
              - Foster Hannaford acquires N40100 and 4 uncompleted airframes from Blackhawk Aircraft
                  certifies N40100  as Hannaford Parrakeet S/N A4-00
               - Foster Hannaford changes name on drawings and advertising to Hannaford Aircraft Co.
1948       - Jack Rose gets court order to stop attempts to certify Hannaford A-4 under TC 2-514
1950's   - The saga continues with Foster Hannaford's efforts to popularize the Hannaford Bee D-1 plans
                  with home builders through the fledgling Experimental Aircraft Association.
1960's & 70's -  Doug Rhinehart establishes Rhinehart Rose Manufacturing, Inc. and negotiates a
                  license with Jack Rose to produce 5 Rhinehart Rose Parrakeets
1979     -  Jack Rose dies as result of long-term health condition

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