Fokker Skeeter (Model 8)

This small two-seat parasol-wing aircraft from the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation appeared around September 1926.

Photos of the unclad wing had been available a few months earlier. It must have been built at their own expense, as it remained on display at the factory for years. Both Noorduyn and Brassen appear in photos with the aircraft, but whether they were the designers remains unknown.

In April 1927, AAC applied for an identification code for the aircraft, which was then assigned the number 83. The MSN 800 was listed on that application, as was the 45 hp six-cylinder air-cooled Anzani engine.

Shortly afterward, a vertical stabilizer was added and the rudder was modified. The wing supports were also moved further outboard.

This is followed by a period in which the aircraft is visible in factory interior photos, suspended from the roof without wheels.

During that period, Fokker wanted to change the registration to the model 13. This was called a development of the Skeeter.

But the authorities rejected this.

In September 1929, the aircraft was back on the ground. Six months later, Fokker announced that the aircraft would be used for engine testing.

It was demolished in late 1931, likely upon leaving the Hasbrouck Heights factory. GAMC then moved to Dundalk, MD.

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