Army Flight Cadet, Jack Rose with Curtis JN-6H in 1923.

1901(?) - born
1910 - Witnesses flight by Wright brothers
1917 - Construction worker at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois
- uses Officer's Club Library
1923 - Army Flight Cadet (age 22)
- soloed 11 hours, Curtis JN-6H 180 hp
- at 13 hours released from training
- goes to California & sees homebuilts
1924 - Buys Curtiss Oriole w/ 160 hp C-6
- Flight Instructor rating
1925/26 - Barnstormer, Hispano-Suiza powered JN-4,
OX-5 Curtiss Oriole & "Hornet"
1924/25 - Puts together "Hornet" w/ OX-5 engine,
Cannuck (JN-4) fuselage and Avro Wings
1925/26 - Barnstormer

1927 - Begins to design own biplane
1928 - received Mechanics ID
1929 - received Transport Pilot License
- owns Waco 10 (3 place open cockpit)
- test flies pre-production prototype NX12084?
1929/33 - Bootlegger(?) in 2 place Lincoln Standard
w/ 180 hp Hispano-Suiza engine.

Jack with hybrid bi-plane "Hornet" circa 1925.

Jack with 53+ hp four cylinder Rose Tornado engine circa 1937.

1930 - establishes Rose Aeroplane & Motor Co., Inc.
- Builds Pre-production Parrakeet Prototype NX12084
w/ 25 hp Heath Henderson, replaces w/
37 hp A-40 Continental
1933/34 - Builds Rose Parrakeet A-1 Prototype S/N 101,
NX13677
1935 - Receives CAA approval of Type Certificate 2-514
- officially starts Rose Parrakeet A-1 production
1936 - tests Poyer 50 hp 3 cyl. radial
- certifies Rose Parrakeet A-2F w/ 50 hp Franklin
1937 - builds & tests own 4 cyl. Rose Tornado engine. It is
smaller than A-40, but produces 52 hp @ 2050 rpm
with 2.5 gal/hr fuel consumption and 75 hp @ 2375 rpm
1938 - tests Rose Parrakeet A-3F w/ 60 hp Franklin, but
does not certify.
1940 - tests Rose Parrakeet A-4C w/ 65 Hp fuel injected
Continental, but does not certify.

1941-45 - Rose Parrakeet & Tornado production halted.
- Produces small aircraft parts for war effort.
1946/47 - Blackhawk Aircraft Co. licensed to produce Blackhawk Rose
- Anthony Ingrassia completes first aircraft, Blackhawk Rose A4 S/N 00, N40100 with "Experimental" airworthiness cert.
- Blackhawk Aircraft Co. invests all capital in production facility, unable to complete 4 airframes
1947/48 - Jack Rose licenses Foster Hannaford to produce Hannaford Rose Parrakeet
- Foster Hannaford acquires N40100 and 4 uncompleted airframes from Blackhawk Aircraft
certifies N40100 as Hannaford Parrakeet S/N A4-00
- Foster Hannaford changes name on drawings and advertising to Hannaford Aircraft Co.

Jack with pre-production prototype NX12084 circa 1931(?)

Jack with Curtis Oriole circa 1924