▁known , ▁offered ▁excellent ▁flight ▁characteristics ▁and ▁good ▁stability , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁wing . ▁With ▁le ather ▁trim , ▁battery ▁with ▁st arter , ▁and ▁navigation ▁lights , ▁the ▁Sport ▁Tra iner ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 5 , 2 5 0 . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁manufact ured . ▁ ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁serial ▁number ▁one ▁was ▁Eug ene ▁Francis ▁May . ▁ ▁One ▁AT ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁N AC A ▁testing ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁AT - 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁modified ▁wide ▁landing ▁g ear ▁with ▁added ▁f itt ings ▁for ▁p onto ons , ▁which ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁used . ▁The ▁colors ▁were ▁a ▁blue ▁fus el age , ▁silver ▁wings , ▁yellow ▁stri pe . ▁Special ▁equipment ▁included : ▁E DO ▁p onto on ▁f itt ings ▁with ▁struct ural ▁bearing , ▁steel ▁inter plane ▁str uts . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁test ▁pilot ▁Lou ▁Meister ▁ba iled ▁out ▁of ▁this ▁plane ▁after ▁entering ▁an ▁un rec over able ▁spin . ▁He ▁died ▁when ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁did ▁not ▁fully ▁deploy ▁after ▁b ail ing ▁out . ▁ ▁One ▁AT ▁was ▁modified ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁for ▁Ly coming ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁of ▁Williams port , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁L T ▁Sports man . ▁It ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 1 0   hp ▁Ly coming