Douglas Aircraft Company - Douglas Aircraft Company The Douglas Aircraft Company was founded by Donald Wills Douglas in July of 1921. It created many aircraft for the United States Air Force, and also the many of the "DC" line aircraft (DC-1, for example). The company initially built torpedo bombers for the US Navy, but developed a number of variants on these aircraft including observer aircraft and a commercial airmail variant. Within five years the company was turning out over 100 aircraft a year. among the early employees at Douglas were Edward Heinemann, James Kindelberger, and John Northrop. The company retained its military market and expanded into amphibians in the late 1920s, also moving its facilities to Santa Monica. In 1933 Douglas produced a commercial two-engined transport the DC-2, following it.
Hughes Aircraft - Hughes Aircraft Howard Hughes' Hughes Aircraft Company was co-located with Hughes Tool Company on an aircraft landing strip next to Ballona Creek, in Culver City, near the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. Hughes Aircraft, Douglas Aircraft, North American Aviation, Northrop, Lockheed Aircraft were among the complex of companies in the aerospace industry which flourished in Southern California during and after World War II. At one time, Hughes was the largest employer in Southern California. Divisions of the company were sold off one-by-one during the 1970s and 80s, and today most of the companies no longer exist under the Hughes name. The grounds of the old Hughes companies are currently occupied by SKG Dreamworks, a movie company. Hughes Aircraft was first set up as a subsidiary of Hughes.
Glenn L. Martin Company - Glenn L. Martin Company The Glenn L. Martin Company was an aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin on August 16, 1912. Martin started out building military trainers in Santa Ana, California, and then in 1916, accepted a merger offer from the Wright Company, creating the Wright-Martin Aircraft Company in September. This apparently did not go well, and Martin left to form a second Glenn L. Martin Company on September 10, 1917, this time based in Cleveland, Ohio. Martin's first big success came with the MB-1 bomber, a large biplane design ordered by the US Army on January 17, 1918. The MB-1 entered service too late for World War I, but a followup design, the MB-2, was so successful that the Army ordered 130 more. Unfortunately.
Douglas - Douglas Douglas can be: A Celtic mythological figure, see Douglas (mythology) An airplane manufacturer, see Douglas Aircraft Company, later McDonnell-Douglas, now part of Boeing A river in England, see River Douglas A shire in Queensland, see Douglas, Australia Capital of the Isle of Man, see Douglas, Isle of Man A Scottish clan, see Clan Douglas Several places in the United States: Douglas, Alabama Douglas, Arizona Douglas, Georgia New Douglas, Illinois Douglas, Massachusetts East Douglas, Massachusetts Douglas, Michigan Douglas Township, Minnesota Douglas, Nebraska Douglas, North Dakota Douglas, Oklahoma Camp Douglas, Wisconsin Douglas, Wisconsin Douglas, Wyoming Douglas County, Colorado Douglas County, Georgia Douglas County, Illinois Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County, Minnesota Douglas County, Missouri Douglas County, Nebraska Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County, Oregon Douglas County, Washington Douglas County,.
Douglas DC-3 - Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 (also known as the Dakota, C-47 and Skytrain) was a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as the most significant transport aircraft ever made. (But also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747.) Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. On 9 September 1946, VH-AES made the first scheduled flight for Trans Australia Airlines, from Melbourne to Sydney. The DC-3 was first produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1935. The amenities of the DC-3 (including sleeping berths on early models and an in-flight kitchen) popularized air travel in the United States. With just one refueling stop, transcontinental flights across America became possible. Before the DC-3, such a trip would entail short.
Douglas DC-8 - Douglas DC-8 The Douglas DC-8 is a four engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Development 3 Early Models 4 Super Sixties 5 Super Seventies Background NASA Dryden DC-8 Airborne Laboratory, February 1998. At the time the world's first jet airliner was introduced, the de Havilland Comet in 1949, Douglas held a commanding position in the aircraft market. Although Boeing had pointed the way to the modern all-metal airliner in 1933 with the 247, it was Douglas that, more than any other company, made the promise a reality. Douglas produced a succession of great piston-engined commercial aircraft through the '30s, '40s and '50s: 138 DC-2s, 10,928 DC-3s (mostly for military service in World War II), 1453 DC-4s, 537.
McDonnell Douglas - McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. From 1997 it has been part of Boeing DC-10 (retired from AA fleet) at gate. The company was founded from the firms of James Smith McDonnell and Donald Wills Douglas. Both were graduates of MIT and had worked for the aircraft manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company. Douglas had been chief engineer at Glenn L. Martin, he left and established Davis-Douglas Company in early 1920 in Los Angeles, he bought out his backer and renamed the firm the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921. McDonnel founded J.S. McDonnell & Associates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1928. His idea was to produce a personal aircraft for family use. The economic depression from.
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation - McDonnell Aircraft Corporation The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer, based near St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 1938 by James Smith McDonnell, and merged into McDonnell Douglas in 1967. The advent of war was a major boost to the new company, from fifteen employees in 1938 the firm ended the war with over 5,000, a significant producer of aircraft parts. Notable aircraft it produced include the McDonnell XF85 Goblin..
List of aircraft manufacturers - List of aircraft manufacturers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order) (years of operation in parenthesis) A Aermacchi (1913-present) Aero Commander Aerocar Aeronca Aerospatiale (1970-1999) Aerospatiale-Matra (1999-present) Aero Vodochody Agusta Airbus Airco Airspeed (1930-1950?) Alon American Aviation Antonov Arado Armstrong-Whitworth ATR (from 1981 on) Auster (1939-1961) AviaBellanca (1983-present) Aviat Aviation Traders Avro Avro Canada (1945-1962) B Bachem BAE SYSTEMS BAMC Bayerische Flugzeugwerke Beagle Beechcraft Bell (1935-1960) Bell Helicopter (1960-present) Bellanca (1927-1983) Beriev (1934-present) Blackburn Blèriot Blohm und Voss Boeing (1916-) Bölkow Bombardier Aerospace Boulton Paul Brantly Breguet (1911-1973) Brewster (1932-1942) Bristol Aeroplane Company British Aerospace (1977-1999) British Aircraft Corporation Britten-Norman Bücker Burgess (1911-1916).
List of aircraft - List of aircraft This page contains a very long flat list of aircraft types, roughly categorised. As it grows, it will become a less than useful index, and if it isn't complete, that's also less than useful... so, in an attempt to provide some better indexing, try one of these alternatives: List of aircraft types list of aircraft by date and usage category list of aircraft by date and manufacturer list of aircraft by date and distinctive features list of aircraft by date and country of origin List of military aircraft of the United States of America List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force List of aircraft of.
January 5 - rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. 1896 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Roentgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. 1900 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule. 1909 - Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. 1914 - Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor. 1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States. 1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. 1940 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. 1944 - The London Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper. 1945 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland..
Japan Airlines - was taken. Japan Airlines (or JAL) is the national airline company of Japan, along with All Nippon Airways. Its IATA designator is JL. Most of the airline's international service is based at New Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Japan. The domestic service is mostly out of Tokyo International Airport in the ward of Ota in Tokyo, Japan. History Japan Airlines was established in 1951, with the government of Japan recognizing the need for a reliable air transportation system to help Japan grow in the aftermath of World War II. In 1953, a Martin 404 of Japan Airlines crashed, killing all 37 on board. Japan Airlines, in addition to the 404's, used DC-3, DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7 during the 1950s. Towards the end of that decade, it started its first international service,.
June 3 - Tadoussac Quebec Canada. 1620 - Building of oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec Canada. 1621 - The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands 1658 - The Pope appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France. 1770 - Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 1800 - President John Adams takes up residence in Washington, DC (in a tavern -- the White House was not yet completed) 1866 - Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario into the United States to a heroes' welcome. 1885 - Last military engagement fought on Canadian soil: Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North West Mounted Police. 1888 - The poem Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer,.
Iberia Airlines - airliner, including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340. It has also used Boeing 727 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 types. Current equipment is Boeing 757, Airbus A320-200, Airbus 319, Airbus A321, Airbus A340, MD 87, MD 88, ATR 72 and CRJ In 2002, Iberia celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding on June 27, 1927 when the airline began scheduled services. During those 75 years nearly 500 million people have flown with Iberia, placing the company among the five largest European airlines, and making Iberia the leader on routes connecting Spain with the rest of Europe, and Europe with Latin America. In 1946, it became the first European airline to fly to South America and, in 1974, it launched Europe's first walk-on shuttle service, linking Madrid and Barcelona. That same year it.
Hawker Siddeley Harrier - Harrier is a successful close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, currently built by BAE SYSTEMS and Boeing (under license). Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7 The Harrier family was started with the Hawker P.1127. Design began in 1957 by Sir Sidney Camm, Ralph Hooper of Hawker Aviation and Stanley Hooker of the Bristol Engine Company. Rather than using rotors or a direct jet thrust the P.1127 had a innovative vectored thrust turbofan engine and the first vertical take-off was on October 21, 1960. Design continued after Hawker Siddeley Aviation was created with the Kestrel, which first flew on March 7, 1964. The Kestrel was a evaluation aircraft offered to military test pilots from Britain, the US and West Germany (the Tri-partite evaluation unit). Successful tests led to an order for.
Finnair - Aero OY, Finnair has had to go through some very difficult times, including World War II, which was especially difficult for the airline because Helsinki and other Finnish cities became air raid targets. The company saw half of its fleet taken over by the Finnish Air Force during that time, and it is estimated that during the Winter War of 1939 and 1940, half of the airline's passengers were children being evacuated to Sweden. Finnair, in the years after that, grew into one of Europe's leading airlines, transporting 7.5 million passengers in 2001. Five MD-11, 17 of the Airbus A320 family, and 15 MD-82 and MD-83 aircraft now form the backbone of the company's fleet. History In 1953, Finnair changed its name from Aero OY to its current name, although the.
Eastern Airlines - propellers were very prominent during the 1950s around the Eastern coast of the United States. The 1960s In 1960 Eastern's first jets, Douglas DC-8s arrived, allowing Eastern to open non-stop service from New York City's Idlewild International Airport to Los Angeles, California. The DC-8s were joined in 1962 by a brand new sister, the Boeing 727. Around this time, Eastern started changing their plane's livery colors to include the dark blue hockey stick design that is now famous in the airline industry. The 1970s The 1970s brought dramatic changes in the configuration of Eastern Airlines. Internationalization was begun, and Eastern opened routes to new markets such as Madrid, Mexico City, Santo Domingo, Nassau and London. Services from San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport were expanded, and Eastern bought the Lockheed.
USS Phoenix (CL-46) - was laid down 15 April 1935 by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey; launched 13 March 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Dorothea Kays Moonan; and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 3 October 1938, Capt. John W. Rankin in command. After shakedown took her to Port of Spain, Trinidad; Santos, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; and San Juan, Puerto Rico; the new cruiser returned to Philadelphia in January 1939. Phoenix then operated off the West Coast and was later based at Pearl Harbor where the fateful morning of December 7, 1941 found her anchored southeast of Ford Island near hospital ship Solace (AH-5). Observers on board Phoenix sighted the rising sun of Japan on strange planes coming in low over Ford Island and a few seconds later the ship's guns.
USS Yorktown (CV-5) - 32.5 knots Complement: 2,919 officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns, 22 x .50cal machine guns Aircraft: 81-85 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Career 2 World War II 2.1 Battle of the Coral Sea 2.2 Battle of Midway 2.3 General Characteristics 2.4 External Links Early Career The third USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier of World War II, sunk at the Battle of Midway. She was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 4 April 1936; sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt; and commissioned at the Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937, Capt. Ernest D. McWhorter in command. After fitting out, the aircraft carrier trained in Hampton Roads, Virginia and in the southern.
USS Lexington (CV-2) - 34.25 knots Complement: 2,122 officers and men Armament: 8 x 8-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: 81 The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex", was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was originally designated CC-1 and laid down as a battle cruiser 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922, launched 3 October 1925, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson (wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy), and commissioned 14 December 1927, Captain Albert W. Marshall in command. After fitting out and shakedown, Lexington joined the battle fleet at San Pedro, California, 7 April 1928. Based there, she operated on the west coast with Aircraft Squadrons, Battle.
