The H-10 was designed by Orville Hickman for Lee R. Biggs, owner of the newly formed Pheasant Aircraft Company in Memphis, Missouri.

Eleven units were built before the death of the company founder in a flying accident on December 5, 1927.

[2] The Pheasant H-10 is made from a welded steel tube fuselage with a fabric covering.

The aircraft was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) water cooled Curtiss OX-5 engine.

Wittman raced again in the 1928 Air Derby from Los Angeles to Cincinnati and finished in 4th place.