West Engineering Co. Personal Jet Airplane Project of 1949

[hesham]

Hi,

the West Engineering Co. Inc. of Los Angeles designed a two-seat personal jet airplane Project of 1949;

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19490404/24/2

 

[frank]

Reminds me of the Polish Iskra trainer.

 

[hesham]

Reminds me of the Polish Iskra trainer.

That's right Frank,

and here is anther four-seat Project from West Engineering Co.;

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19480412/12/2

 

[cluttonfred]

West was an entrepreneur seeking to making some money converting WWII-surplus turbochargers to disposable turbojets for drones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Engineering_XJ38

https://books.google.com/books?id=V0SnFt8JGokC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=XJ38+jet+engine&source=bl&ots=N4uV9EvTtM&sig=HRA2S8_1aSmiulHQLi9RcG8Wrcs&hl=en&ei=Q25ITrmpEITKsQKX44ySCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=twopage&q&f=false

The second proposal looks like something more developed than an artist's concept, I wonder who actually designed it?

 

[hesham]

And from Ailes 6/1949.

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1948