George smits, e-mail, 15.05.2025 17:55 From my research sturtevant S-trainer 2 built for army No 110 111 S-4 Seaplane 4 built for army No 126. 127. 214. 215 l read that there were 17 built so assume the 12 navy aircraft are S-4 plus one that went to the Rhode island militia l believe there were only 4 aircraft built prior to the S models

George smits, e-mail, 15.05.2025 17:54 From my research sturtevant S-trainer 2 built for army No 110 111 S-4 Seaplane 4 built for army No 126. 127. 214. 215 l read that there were 17 built so assume the 12 navy aircraft are S-4 plus one that went to the Rhode island militia l believe there were only 4 aircraft built prior to the S models

Bill Deane, e-mail, 24.11.2013 22:16 Model A Type (A-3) Battleplane, Tractor biplane December 1915, Loening design; Number built –1, Three place, crew side by side, Span: 47’ Length: 25’10” Height: 10’ 10”, Gross weight: 4,350lbs. Sturtevant 5A water cooled V-8 cyl. 140 hp. engine. Special Feature: two removable 8’ X 2.5’ nacelles positioned mid wing for machine gunners to fire outside the propeller arc. First flight and flight testing by Lt. Byron Jones USA on December 12, 1915 at the Readville Trotting Park. This was the first American aeroplane designed specifically for air combat. Note: There are sources that describe a larger version of this Battleplane: a three place, two aircrew side by side, a scaled up Model A-1 version of the Battleplane with a longer wing span and a longer and wider fuselage but otherwise similar in form to the Model A-1. This larger Battleplane has not been identified or confirmed. It also was reported to mount the twin gunner nacelles.

Klaatu83, e-mail, 16.03.2012 20:00 "I have never been able to determine how many, if any, were ordered by the U.S. Army - but only twelve (12) were procured by the U.S. Navy." The Army procured seven Sturtevant "Advanced Trainers" (80 hp) during 1916, and four Sturtevant "S4" 2-seat observation airplanes (150 hp) during 1916-17. The S4's maximum speed of 75mph probably explains why the Army didn't buy any more of them. I have seen a photograph of the advanced trainer, which looked rather like a cross between a Curtiss Jenny and a German Albatros.

Benjamin Sturtevant Foss III I, e-mail, 12.07.2010 18:37 B. F. Sturtevant was my 2nd. great grand father. There is a Sturtevant engine in the Wright-Patterson Air Museum in Dayton, Ohio. I have also celebrated Sturtevant Days in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Rgds. Kip Foss 361-776-2091 361-790-6955

M Pedersen, e-mail, 18.06.2008 20:26 From Robert Hunter Sturtevant's "Descendants. .." "The B. F. Sturtevant Compnay (now a Division of the Westinghouse Corporation) had its beginning by Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant (7- 154). Its reputation as a manufacturer of high class machinery resulted in may accomplishments (see other write-ups on STURTEVANT, WISCONSIN and the STURTEVANT CAR). One such accomplishment was the STURTEVANT AEROPLANE, built during the years 1915-1917. The aeroplane was built in two different models (one for the U.S. Army and one for the U.S. Navy). Built under the manufacturers name of the Sturtevant Aeroplane Company of Boston, Massachusetts, its all-steel frame was something way ahead of the times. Most aircraft at that time were being built with wood frames and some metal support. The aircraft was a two=seat design, powered by an engine (rated at 140 horsepower at 2000 rpm) which was also manufactured by the B. F. Sturtevant company. During World War I, the aircraft was intended primarily for the observation and training role and appears to have served the training role at Pensacola. I have never been able to determine how many, if any, were ordered by the U.S. Army - but only twelve (12) were procured by the U.S. Navy. After this (because of the standardization of designs brought about by World War I), the Sturtevamt Aeroplane Company shifted its production to aircraft components for other aircraft manufacturers. " The "Sturtevant, Wisonconin" referred to held a number of names, Sturtevant being the last. It was the home of the Brown-Corliss Engine Company which built steam engines, but bankrupted and was bought out by B. F. Sturtevant in 1923. Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant was the son of Seth (6-102) Sturtevant and Huldah Besse. Seth was son of Lot Sturtevant (5-95) and Elizabeth Besse. Lot was the son of Joseph (4-41) Sturtevant and Mary Gibbs. Joseph was the son of Moses Sturtevant (3-9) and Elizabeth Horrell. Moses was son of Samuel (2-4) and Mercy Cornish, son of Samuel 1-1.