The word ‘rare’ is defined as seldom occurring or uncommon. When used to describe airplanes, it is often applied to designs that are few in number—such as the Student Prince, an open-cockpit biplane briefly manufactured in Oregon in the late 1920s to early 1930s. The Student Prince was the first airplane to be commercially built and certified in Oregon—the second was the Van’s Aircraft RV-12, built in Aurora, Oregon. Van’s would begin turning out the 912is-powered SLSAs in 2009.
A Tale of Four Princes
The word 'rare' is often applied to aircraft designs that are few in number—such as the Student Prince, an open-cockpit biplane briefly manufactured in Oregon.
Key Takeaways:
- The Adcox Student Prince was a rare, open-cockpit biplane developed in the late 1920s by Adcox Trade School, becoming Oregon's first commercially built and certified aircraft.
- Production was severely limited to fewer than six aircraft, with only three certified (plus one original prototype existing), largely due to the onset of the Great Depression.
- The article highlights the dedicated efforts of the current owners in restoring and preserving the four known surviving Student Prince aircraft.
- These caretakers—Tim Talen, Charlie Brown, Summer Martell, and Keith Dyson—share a deep passion for keeping these historical planes flying, often collaborating for parts and reference.
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