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In April 1914 the American magazine Aircraft reported that the Hamilton Aero Mfg. Co. of Seattle, Washington, were putting the finishing touches on an flying or aero boat with a completely closed cabin. It had a streamlined hull with the bow coming to a point while stern was tapered. The framework was of oak, ash and spruce. The planking was diagonally laid, the bottom being double thickness.
The whole hull was covered with a special watertight fabric and Jeffery's Twentieth Century waterproof glue-cement used. Very severe tests were made before adopting this glue-cement method which held cloth to metal.
The article (below) finished by saying that the 1914 models of the Hamilton Aeroboat's were made in two formats a two-seat and a three-seat versions, both available as open or enclosed cockpit.
The price of the two-seater equipped with a 60-70 hp. Maximotor was $2,150.00, without the cabin. The same boat equipped with a 70-80 hp Maximotor was priced at $2,400.00. The three-seat variant equipped with a 90-100 hp Maximotor was $2,800.00 without cabin and $3,000.00 with the cabin.
Charles Zorn, a former Benoist pilot, joined Hamilton in mid-1914 in order to assist with test flights from Lake Washington (Aircraft magazine June 1914) to assist T.F. Hamilton.
Two were possibly completed.
Details:
Length: 26 ft 9 in
Upper Wing Span: 39 ft 3 in
Lower Wing Span: 27 ft 3 in
Height: 8ft: 1 in
Engine - 2 seat variant: 1 x Maximotor 60-80 hp
Engine - 3 seat variant: 1 x Maximotor 90-100 hp
The whole hull was covered with a special watertight fabric and Jeffery's Twentieth Century waterproof glue-cement used. Very severe tests were made before adopting this glue-cement method which held cloth to metal.
The article (below) finished by saying that the 1914 models of the Hamilton Aeroboat's were made in two formats a two-seat and a three-seat versions, both available as open or enclosed cockpit.
The price of the two-seater equipped with a 60-70 hp. Maximotor was $2,150.00, without the cabin. The same boat equipped with a 70-80 hp Maximotor was priced at $2,400.00. The three-seat variant equipped with a 90-100 hp Maximotor was $2,800.00 without cabin and $3,000.00 with the cabin.
Charles Zorn, a former Benoist pilot, joined Hamilton in mid-1914 in order to assist with test flights from Lake Washington (Aircraft magazine June 1914) to assist T.F. Hamilton.
Two were possibly completed.
Details:
Length: 26 ft 9 in
Upper Wing Span: 39 ft 3 in
Lower Wing Span: 27 ft 3 in
Height: 8ft: 1 in
Engine - 2 seat variant: 1 x Maximotor 60-80 hp
Engine - 3 seat variant: 1 x Maximotor 90-100 hp
