The Monocoupe 90 was a two-seat, light cabin airplane built by Donald A. Luscombe for Monocoupe Aircraft. The first Monocoupe was built in an abandoned church in Davenport, Iowa, and first flew on April 1, 1927. Various models were in production until the late 1940s.
Monocoupe 90
1932-built Monocoupe 90 at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in 2005
Monocoupe 113
Monocoupe 90A of 1937 at Biggin Hill Airport, England in September 1982
Monocoupe Aircraft was a manufacturer of light airplanes originally produced in the late 1920s and 30s. They introduced relatively inexpensive, compact, and sporty aircraft in an era of large, maintenance intensive, open-cockpit biplanes, and the Monocoupe series was one of the first economical, closed-cabin, two-seat, light aircraft in the United States. As a result, the Monocoupe soon became a successful brand.
A Monocoupe 90A
A Model 113 on display at the EAA Aviation Museum