In 1930, the then-16 year old Louis "Andy" Anderson, a resident of Dow City, Iowa decided to build himself an aeroplane. Typical of many homebuilts of the period, this one is unusual in that it has not only survived, but remains in the care of the Anderson family almost 80 years later. Deciding on the configuration, he wanted to build a biplane, as "everybody knows that an airplane should have two wings."
Andy was a long time AAA member who passed away in 2008, but his son Don, grandson Mark & great-grandson Andy have restored the "Bi-Wing" and will have it on display at the AAA/APM Fly-in as part of Iowa's 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight.
Read the full article by Michael Shreeve on the history and construction of Andy Anderson's "Bi-Wing". Photos by Michael Shreeve and the Anderson Family.
