Arrow Aircraft and Motors
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Arrow Aircraft and Motor Corporation was a US
aircraft manufacturer of the 1920s and 30s. It was founded in 1925 Havelock, Nebraska as the Arrow Aircraft Corporation, and built a variety of light sporting aircraft. In 1928, truck body producer, Patriot Manufacturing Company of Havelock, Nebraska was purchased and merged into the new entity, Arrow Aircraft and Motors. In 1939, the company was bankrupt, a consequence of the effect of the Great Depression
, and cost overuns with LeBlond
engines.
United States
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aircraft manufacturer of the 1920s and 30s. It was founded in 1925 Havelock, Nebraska as the Arrow Aircraft Corporation, and built a variety of light sporting aircraft. In 1928, truck body producer, Patriot Manufacturing Company of Havelock, Nebraska was purchased and merged into the new entity, Arrow Aircraft and Motors. In 1939, the company was bankrupt, a consequence of the effect of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, and cost overuns with LeBlond
Leblond
Leblond or Le Blond is a surname, and may refer to:* Charles Hubert Le Blond* Charles Philippe Leblond* Francis Celeste Le Blond* Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond* Louis Vincent Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire* Michel Leblond...
engines.
Products
- Arrow SportArrow Sport-External links:* * -See also:...
(1926) Single-engine two-seat biplane sport aircraft. Used side-by-side seating
- Arrow Model FArrow Model F-See also:...
(1934) Single-engine two-seat monoplane sport aircraft. Used side-by-side seating. Used automobile motor
External links
- Arrow Aircraft and Motor Corporation records at Nebraska State Historical SocietyNebraska State Historical SocietyThe Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information .....