History:

In about 1916 during World War I James Hayden of Narromine, NSW built a light aircraft on his property Acton along the lines of a Bleriot XI with wing warping and powered by two converted motor-cycle engines coupled and driving a single propeller. It is said a couple of short flights were made but it was found to be nose heavy and then it was placed in storage until it was damaged in floods in the 1950s. It is not known to have survived.

Photograph: the Hayden Monoplane at Narromine NSW. It is thought this s the onlt surviving photograph of the aircraft (Narromine Avition Museum collection)

Further information:

Information on this aircraft is currently limited. The Author welcomes any further specifications and/or details to update the site.