Collectable Model Airplanes

Flying Circus Jenny Model Airplane, Medium

 
The Flying Circus Jenny Model Airplane is an exact reproduction of the airplane that was part of the great American air circus. It has a Flying Circus graphic on the fuselage, real wheels and prop. From the wings and supports to the prop and tail, each part of the plane is carefully reconstructed from the original plane.
Jennies conquered the nation after the close of WWI. Stunts, sightseeing by the half hour, postal, even circus flights taking off...
This popular airplane model is a highly detailed replica of the post WWI era's most prominent aircraft. It is hand painted in a barnstormer's bright colors. Daring pilots would buzz onlookers, offer rides for a price or do breathtaking turns, barrel rolls, or even fly upside down.

Detail includes actual laminated hand-carved wood propeller, sheet metal engine cover, and rubber and wire "bicycle" style tires.


During the "Roaring 20s" a group of daring men and women made a living entertaining crowds with breathtaking feats. They were called "Barnstormers".
Putting on circus like shows across the United States and Canada in war surplus aircraft like the Jenny, it was glamorous and dangerous work.

Ormer Locklear, the "King of the Wing Walkers," died while performing a stunt for a Hollywood film in August 1920 Although Locklear was supposedly the greatest stunt person of the day, even his skills were not enough to overcome the uncertainties that sometimes accompanied such seemingly death-defying feats.
In 1936, the U.S. government outlawed wing walking below 1,500 feet, which essentially doomed the Flying Circus as audiences could not easily see stunts performed above that altitude. Federal regulations also started requiring stunt people to wear parachutes, whether it was part of their act or not. And as if those changes were not enough, increased insurance premiums soon followed.
While all wing walkers were barnstormers, not all barnstormers were wing walkers. Wing walkers were the ultimate risk-takers of their day. As one promoter explained to his aerial stuntman: "Don't ever forget that we're both capitalizing on the chance of your sudden death."

L 20.08" x W 31.50" x H 7.09"