Work on the company's first airplane began in an old garage in Salina, Kansas.

Dual controls were optional, as was the choice of tail skid or tailwheel for the landing gear.

She had to hike for several miles before eventually encountering a car which carried her to a railroad station.

Nichols and the Ken-Royce advanced to second-place by the time the race reached Columbus.

One Ken-Royce participated in the Ford National Reliability Air Tour, but took 11th in a field of 18.

A flight instructor and rated transport pilot, she flew the Ken-Royce in the 1931 and 1932 Women's Air Derby.