Meyers OTW

In anticipation for a demand for training aircraft caused by the introduction of a civilian war training scheme (in which civil flying schools would provide primary training for the military), Allen Meyers designed the OTW and formed the Meyers Aircraft Company to build it. The OTW was a conventional biplane with tandem seating for two in open cockpits and a fixed tailwheel landing gear. The prototype was powered by a 125 hp (93 kW) Warner Scarab engine and it first flew on 10 May 1936. The aircraft was produced in two main variants; the OTW-145 powered by a 145 hp (108 kW) Warner Super Scarab, and the OTW-160 powered by a 160 hp (119 kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

;OTW-125

:Production variant with 125hp (93kW) Warner Scarab engine.

;OTW-145

:Production variant with 145hp (108kW) Warner Super Scarab engine.

;OTW-160

:Final production variant with 160hp (119kW) Kinner R-5 engine.

;OTW-KR

:One aircraft was re-engined with a 120hp (89kW) Ken-Royce 7G engine.

File:Meyers OTW.jpg

• 1 – On static display at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas. It was acquired by the museum in late 1986.{{cite web|title=Meyers OTW (Out To Win) Serial #1 (FAA Reg. Number N15784)|url=http://www.combatairmuseum.org/aircraft/meyersotw.html|website=Combat Air Museum|publisher=Combat Air Museum|accessdate=30 January 2018}}
• 2 – Airworthy with Russell W. Kilmer of Yuba City, California.{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N23799] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N23799 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=2 April 2023}}
• 45 – Airworthy with James Kieran Padden in Longhirst, Northumberland.{{cite web|title=GINFO |url=https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/}}
• 53 – Airworthy at the Pioneer Flight Museum in Kingsbury, Texas.{{cite web|title=1941 Meyers OTW|url=http://pioneerflightmuseum.org/aircraft/meyers.shtml|website=Pioneer Flight Museum|accessdate=30 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N34310]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N34310|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|accessdate=30 January 2018}}
• 57 – Airworthy with Theodore K. Heckman in Allegan, Michigan.{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [N34313] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N34313 |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=25 October 2022}}
• 70 – Airworthy with Jack Belletete of Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
• 75 – Airworthy with Cecil D. Bradford of Huntersville, North Carolina.{{cite web |title=FAA Registry [NC34330] |url=http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=NC34330|website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=2 April 2023}}
• 102 – On static display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was the last OTW built and was assembled from parts to be the personal aircraft of Allen Meyers.{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier - Meyers OTW-145, c/n 102, c/r N34357|url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=54490|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=Aerial Visuals|accessdate=30 January 2018}}

File:Meyers OTW 3-view line drawing.png

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{{reflist}}

• {{cite book |last=Juptner |first=Joseph P. |title=U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 8 (ATC 701 – ATC 800) |year=1980 |location=Fallbrook, California, US |publisher=Aero Publishers Inc. |isbn=0-8168-9178-8}}

• {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
• {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing|pages= 2476–7}}

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