(From FAA Intercom, 09/2001) O'Haver pilots the Knight Twister to Oshkosh for the 1999 air show. (Photo by Bruce Moore) When FAA Operations Specialist Bob O'Haver flew to Pensacola, Fla., this past June to complete the sale of an airplane, he wasn't just closing a business deal. He was fulfilling the last promise [...]

(From Unknown magazine, ?? 19??, Page 60) By John W. Underwood A model 75-85 Knight Twister Junior with 15 foot wing. There is something about small biplanes that excites the flying man almost as much as a trim feminine ankle. If he happens to be an amateur builder, then for certain, sooner or later, [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 10/1999, Page 44) By Budd Davisson Photography by Mark Schaible and Hale Wallace Before there was an EAA. Before Pearl Harbor. Before monoplane fighters. Before there was a Hale Wallace there was Vernon Payne and his little airplane. The year was 1928, the airplane was the Knight Twister and, to a world [...]

Gilbert/Parker Franklin-Powered Knight Twister 'Tiny Tiger' (From Experimenter, 07/1993, Page 21) By Bob Gilbert EAA 4900 This article was reposted at http://members.tripod.com/ninetyninegolf/twister.html and http://members.tripod.com/ninetyninegolf/Page-Two.html from the July 1993 Experimenter. Knight Twister N99G by Bob Gilbert (1967). (EAA lists the same article in the July 1993 edition... may be a follow-up, clarification, or editorial?) The following [...]

Written in answer to Pete Bower's write-up in [Western] Sport Flyer, March 1985 (From Vernon Payne, 05/1985) By Vernon W. Payne (Written in answer to Pete Bower's write-up in [Western] Sport Flyer, March 1985; Dave Sinclair, Publisher, P.O. Box 98786, Tacoma WA 98498-0786 - VWP) In 1928 I was working for an aircraft school in [...]

Aircraft of the EAA Air Museum Collection Prototype (From Sport Aviation, 05/1981, Page 22) By Fred B. Kacena Photography by Jack Cox By Fred B. Kacena (EAA 22880), 206 W. Park Place, Newark, DE 19711 Next to his first great love, the famous P-51, was his Knight Twister, N3TL, "Chutzpah." The late Col. Thomas MacAdoo [...]

Rare aircraft in EAA Museum (From Sport Aviation, 01/1980, Page 15) Photography by Lee Fray (Photo by Lee Fray) This Knight Twister joins other racing aircraft in the racing section of the Museum. The new and as yet, unpainted engine cowling which Tom Love had started, will be completed by the Museum's restoration shop. [...]

A Pictorial Collection of Knight Twisters, Now and Then (From Homebuilt Aircraft (Air Trails), Summer 1971, Page 60) By Staff Designed by Vernon W. Payne back in 1928, the original Knight Twister offered only 15-ft span, 55-sq ft wing area and a converted 40-hp Ford auto engine. Nobody expected that combination to produce a docile mount, [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 09/1971, Page 31) By Robert M. Uebel The lightweight Knight Twister, N-11RU, built by Robert Uebel, before the first test flight and subsequent landing gear change. (Photo by C. D. Fairbanks) By Robert M. Uebel (EAA 44423) 1345 Washington Circle Cincinnati, Ohio It all started in September of 1968, while [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 06/1971, Page 16) By C.D. 'Don' Fairbanks Photography by R.W. Fyan, Jr.   THE KNIGHT TWISTER "IMPERIAL" was born at the 1968 EAA Fly-In at Rockford. Two months before, I had purchased some "beginnings" for a basic Twister (including the wing ribs, basic fuselage, landing gear, and partially completed tail section) from [...]

Back in the thirties it wasn't uncommon to name airplanes after cities -- like Oshkosh and Los Angeles. Colonel Unruh started his little biplane in 1937, and named it after the little town of Pretty Prairie, Kansas. Twenty nine years later, with another plane in between, the Knight Twister-based design took to the air for [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 05/1964, Page 6) By Wayne Streeter Photography by Wayne Streeter, except as noted By Wayne Streeter, EAA 11931 Rt. 6, 905 Staniford Ave., Modesto, Calif. About five years ago I was driving home on Sylvan Ave. here in Modesto when one of the smallest airplanes I have ever seen caught my eye. [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 04/1964, Page 20) Photography by Leo J. Kohn Anderson & Babcock "Knight Twister", N-979. (Leo J. Kohn Photo) "I had been flying about two years and had only flown an L-2 when I found this 'Twister' for sale, and not even knowing what a 'Knight Twister' was, bought it. After [...]

(From Sport Aviation, 09/1963, Page 29) By Gus A. Limbach Photography by Leo J. Kohn By G. A. Limbach, EAA 6911 Brussells 1, Belgium The purpose of this article is to attempt to set the record straight on a very famous little homebuilt -- the "Knight Twister." From the time I was just a starry-eyed [...]

Report on Crash of Redfern Knight Twister (Described in Jan. 56 Experimenter) (From Sport Aviation (Experimenter), 01 (?) 1958 (?), Page 15) Steen Aero Lab Note: While we present this article in the interest of completeness, we strongly disagree with the suggestion that the Knight Twister design has "questionable flying and handling qualities". The collective experiences [...]

(From Sport Aviation (Experimenter), 02/1958, Page 5) By Tony Sablar Tony Sablar, 540 Ray Ave., NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio, has completed his version of the Knight Twister and now has 50 hours of flying time on it. The excellent workmanship on this aircraft is very evident from the fine photos Tony sent in. He writes: [...]

(From Sport Aviation (Experimenter), 01/1956, Page 11) Walter Redfern's snappy little "Knight Twister" is shown snuggled under the mammoth wing of a B-36, at a recent "open house" at the Spokane Naval Air Station. Walter Redfern of P.O. Box 159 in Tekoa, Washington is having a world of fun flying his little straight-wing [...]

(From Sport Aviation (Experimenter), 01/1955, Page 12) By Leo J. Kohn Photography by J.S. Zagoroday Speeds up to 250 mph. in a dive and 200 mph. in level flight have been chalked up by this "Knight Twister", another classic example of this popular breed of sport airplanes. This beautiful version came into being through the [...]

(From Experimenter, 12/1953, Page 4) By Leo J. Kohn Photography by Leo J. Kohn "KNIGHT TWISTER" Tail View (Photo by L. Kohn) "KNIGHT TWISTER" Nose View (Photo by L. Kohn) There seems to be a marked influx, in the last few years, of the famed "night Twister" [sic] into the home-built [...]

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(From Air Trails, June or July 1938, Page 19) Pilots who have flown the Twister "hands off" in bumpy air, say it is the most stable "little ship" ever built. This tiny single-seater is a single-bay biplane of unequal span which may be fitted with a variety of engines developing between 70 and 75 h.p. The [...]

Here it is, fellows! It's your old Knight Twister of three years ago but it's all dressed up now, performance and all. Designer Vernon W. Payne again has done a real job. (From Popular Aviation, 10/1937, Page 35) By Vernon W. Payne Light, though extremely rugged, this new Knight Twister is for a Pan [...]

P.A. feels a great interest in the performance of this vest-pocket pursuit ship because it is the outcome of a conference with Mr. Payne in our office and the original drawings were first published by us. Our faith in Mr. Payne and his design has been justified. (From Popular Aviation, Probably 1934, Page 101) By Vernon [...]

Here are the final details of that interesting little biplane called the 'Knight Twister.' As soon as the ship has passed its flight tests we will be pleased to publish the performance data. (From Popular Aviation, 03/1934, Page 172) By Vernon W. Payne In the former two articles on constructing the Knight Twister, we have [...]

Here, Mr. Payne answers an oft repeated request. He shows how to calculate the location of the center of gravity, with particular reference to the 'Knight Twister' lightplane. (From Popular Aviation, 02/1934) By Vernon W. Payne FIGURE 1: Location of the various centers of gravity and the total C. G. of the "Knight Twister." [...]