Acme Aircraft Corporation
Not to be confused with Acme Aircraft Co based in Torrance, California.
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Defunct | by 1931 |
| Headquarters | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
Key people |
President: R.S. Link General Manager: P.H. Ryan |
| Products | Light aircraft |
The Acme Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Rockford, Illinois, founded in 1928.[1][2][3]
The company president was R.S. Link and the general manager was P.H. Ryan.[3]
Products
The company was established to produce biplane sport aircraft in the 90 hp (67 kW) range. The company built one Acme Biplane and also produced the parasol wing Acme Sportsman. The Sportsman was designed by Edward A. Stalker, the head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Only two of that model were completed before the company went out of business by 1931, in the Great Depression.[1][2][3][4]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Biplane | 1928 | 1 | Biplane sport aircraft |
| Acme Sportsman | 2 October 1929 | 2 | Parasol wing sport aircraft |
References
- 1 2 Eckland, K.O. (2 May 2009). "Aircraft Ab - Ak". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- 1 2 Gunston 2005, p. 6.
- 1 2 3 Grey, C.G. (ed): Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1929, page 235c. Sampson, Low, Manton and Company, Limited, 1929
- ↑ Faurote, Fay Leone, Aircraft Year Book for 1930, American Aviation Publications, 1930, pg 76
- Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers (Second ed.). Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
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