Metal Aircraft Corporation
Aircraft Manufacturer | |
Industry | Aircraft Manufacturer |
Defunct | 1929 |
Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Metal Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer of transport aircraft.
The Metal Aircraft Corporation was formed as a restructuring of the T.E. Halpin Development Co. in 1928.[1] Halpin was a former employee of William Bushnell Stout's firm at a time when all-metal construction was at its infancy. The Metal Aircraft Corporation continued production of the Halpin Flamingo transport at its factory at the Lunken airport with several variations.[2] The company was sold to Robert Schryver, of Columbus, Ohio in September 1929.[3]
Flamingo's formed the basis for new startup airlines of the time, including Embry-Riddle, US Airways, and Mason & Dixon Air Lines.[4]
Aircraft
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Flamingo | 1928 | 22 | High-wing monoplane |
All-Metal Tranship | 1929 | xx | High-wing monoplane |
References
- ↑ Kenneth Munson. U.S. commercial aircraft.
- ↑ Ohio Historical Society. Timeline: a publication of the Ohio Historical Society, Volume 23.
- ↑ "Metal Aircraft Corporation". Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ Rusty McClure; David Stern; Michael A. Banks. Crosley: two brothers and a business empire that transformed the nation.
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