Edward J. Swearingen in Lockhart, Texas

Lockhart, Texas

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 is an aeronautical engineer

Aerospace engineering

Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...

 based in San Antonio, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Life

Swearingen is notable for developing modifications from existing production aircraft such as the Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche from the Piper PA-24 Comanche

Piper PA-24 Comanche

The Piper PA-24 Comanche is a four-seat, low-wing, all-metal, light aircraft of monocoque construction with retractable landing gear that was first flown in May 1956 according to a Piper Aircraft Company press release...

 single engine series, the Swearingen Merlin

Swearingen Merlin

The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurised, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas.-Design and development:...

 turboprop aircraft from the Beech Model 50 Twin Bonanza

Beechcraft Twin Bonanza

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. Mr.Swearingen also has developed original aircraft designs such as the SX-300 experimental airplane and Sino Swearingen

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation

SyberJet Aircraft, formerly Emivest Aerospace Corporation, and prior to that Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation SSAC, is an aircraft manufacturer. Their primary product is the Swearingen SJ30-2 small business jet...

 SJ30-2 executive jet.

External links

• Living Legend Ed Swearingen’s Lifetime of Invention - Airport Journals, May 2009