Will D. Parker (d. 1981) signed autograph First Day Cover FDC Aviation Pioneer For Sale

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Will D. Parker (d. 1981) signed autograph First Day Cover FDC Aviation Pioneer:
$95.00

This listing is for a Postal Cover signed by the person indicated in the item description and picutred in the scan. This item is part of a very large vintage autograph collection that we have obtained. On most of these covers the name of the person that signed the cover is wriiten lightly in pencil on the back of the cover. When possiible we will add some information below about the person that signed the cover. PLEASE NOTE: You will receive the EXACT autographed cover that is pictured in the scan. Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. AAH Enterprises does NOT sell pre-prints, photocopies or facsimiles of any kind. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions using the ask seller tab above. All items come with a COA issued by AAH Enterprises.

The flying career of Billy Parker almost equals the lifetime of powered flight. From pushers to jets, he grew up with aviation. Following through with this decision wasn\'t easy. In 1912, ready-built planes weren\'t readily available to a Colorado lad with limited funds. There were only two flying schools in the country and the nearest was over 1,500 miles away.

Building his own plane would be extremely difficult. The best aircraft of the day had a ceiling no higher than the surface elevation around his home. If he ever wanted to get off the ground, he\'d have to improve existing plane design.

The Wright Brothers of Kittyhawk fame couldn\'t help the young flyer for they were bogged down in a lengthy legal battle over aviation patents. Aviation\'s great pioneer, Glenn Curtiss, had the answers but he was too busy with his own problems in far away New York.

Parker didn\'t have time to wait on the courts or make a long trip to New York. Using the meager information and material at hand, he set to work with wire, cloth and spruce lumber and built his plane. Its power came from a lightweight 50 horsepower Gnome rotary engine built in France.

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