Porterfield Collegiate CP-65
- : United States
- : 1941
- : Continental
- 65
- 34 ' 9"
- 108 mph (173 km/hr)
- 1160 lbs (526 kg)
- : Active
- 22 ' 8"
- : Original
After his American Eagle Aircraft Corporation (there is an American Eagle in our collection) went bankrupt in the Great Depression, Edward Porterfield founded Porterfield Aircraft Company in 1924. He attempted to compete with other popular manufacturers, with limited success. In 1936 the Collegiate was introduced and this two-place lightplane remained in production in various forms into 1942. It has a distinctively slim fuselage, which earned it the nickname of “Skinny Bird.” In 1942 this aircraft was drafted by the WTS (War Training Service, a.k.a. CPT or Civilian Pilot Training), making it an official WWII War bird. However, Porterfield could not obtain a contract to produce aircraft for the military and had to shut down.
The Aerodrome’s Porterfield was donated by Bruce Morley of Jaffrey, NH in 2020. It is in use as a trainer and future Aerodrome pilots are already logging hours in the “Skinny Bird.”
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