Vulcan Aircraft

Vulcan Aircraft Corporation
Founded 1928
Defunct 1929
Headquarters Portsmouth, Ohio
Key people
 William Burke
Parent Vulcan Last Company [1]

Vulcan Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer.

History

William Burke founded the Vulcan Last Company, a shoe making concern that branched into golf clubs and accessories. By 1927, The Lindbergh boom inspired many to enter the aviation industry. In 1928, Burke partnered with two brothers, Harvey and Wilson Doyle to develop a monoplane of their design. On 31 March 1928, the first example flew from Raven Rock airport.[2] Seven examples of the $2500 Vulcan American Moth Monoplane were built just before the Great Depression set in.

Vulcan would promote its aircraft by touring from city to city golf courses having promoter Benny Martinez parachute with a set of Vulcan golf clubs.[3] Martinez eventually broke his leg and Vulcan's chief pilot Pat Love died a year later in a crash.[4]

The Doyle Brothers left the company after Wilson was passed over for plant manager. They went on to develop a similar monoplane forming the Doyle Aero Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland to produce the Doyle Aero O-2 Oriole.[5] After Burke's death from a heart attack, Vulcan was sold to the Davis Aircraft Company in Richmond, Indiana, marketing the parasol as the Davis V-3.[6]

Aircraft

References

  1. ↑ Harvey Doyle (December 1986). "American Moth". Sport Aviation.
  2. ↑ "The Flight of the American Moth". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Good Will Tour Planes to Put On Exhibition". The Palm Beach Post. 6 March 1928.
  4. ↑ "Vulcan Aircraft Company". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Harvey Doyle (March 1987). "A New Date With An Old Love". Sport Aviation.
  6. ↑ Air Trails. 1 January 1988. Missing or empty |title= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.