Fleet Canada
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Fleet Canada Inc., the successor to the Fleet Aerospace Inc division of Magellan Aerospace Inc
, is a manufacturer of aerospace structures, component parts, and assemblies
to approved design data. It is located in Fort Erie, Ontario
, Canada
, where it has operated from the same site for more than 75 years, during which the facility has grown to over 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²). Capabilities include tooling
, detail fabrication, bonding, and finishing.
Established in 2006, Fleet Canada Inc. has not been affiliated with Magellan Aerospace Inc
since the failure of Fleet Aircraft
in 2003.
on March 23, 1930. A state-of-the-art facility for the day, the plant promptly began turning out complete aircraft
for military and civilian training. By 1938, Fleet had enlarged the factory to ten times its original size and the Fleet Finch Trainer
had become the primary training aircraft for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war, Fleet produced a successful light civilian 2-seater, the Fleet Canuck
. The making of complete aircraft ceased in the early 1950s and the manufacture of quality structural components became the core business.
Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace systems and components. Magellan also repairs and overhauls, tests, and provides aftermarket support services for engines, and engine structural components. The company's business units are divided into the product areas of...
, is a manufacturer of aerospace structures, component parts, and assemblies
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...
to approved design data. It is located in Fort Erie, Ontario
Fort Erie, Ontario
Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where it has operated from the same site for more than 75 years, during which the facility has grown to over 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²). Capabilities include tooling
Machine tool
A machine tool is a machine, typically powered other than by human muscle , used to make manufactured parts in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation...
, detail fabrication, bonding, and finishing.
Established in 2006, Fleet Canada Inc. has not been affiliated with Magellan Aerospace Inc
Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace systems and components. Magellan also repairs and overhauls, tests, and provides aftermarket support services for engines, and engine structural components. The company's business units are divided into the product areas of...
since the failure of Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft was a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft from 1928 to 1957.In 1928, the board of Consolidated Aircraft decided to drop their light, trainer aircraft and sold the rights to Brewster Aircraft. Reuben H. Fleet founded Fleet Aircraft in Fort Erie, Ontario, to acquire the foreign rights to...
in 2003.
History
The company was formed in 2003, but it's history can be traced back to Reuben Fleet, who commenced manufacturing operations of Fleet AircraftFleet Aircraft
Fleet Aircraft was a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft from 1928 to 1957.In 1928, the board of Consolidated Aircraft decided to drop their light, trainer aircraft and sold the rights to Brewster Aircraft. Reuben H. Fleet founded Fleet Aircraft in Fort Erie, Ontario, to acquire the foreign rights to...
on March 23, 1930. A state-of-the-art facility for the day, the plant promptly began turning out complete aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
for military and civilian training. By 1938, Fleet had enlarged the factory to ten times its original size and the Fleet Finch Trainer
Fleet Finch
-See also:* List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada -Bibliography:* Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.* Page, Ron D. and Cumming, William. Fleet: The Flying Years. Erin,...
had become the primary training aircraft for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war, Fleet produced a successful light civilian 2-seater, the Fleet Canuck
Fleet Canuck
-Similar Aircraft:*Cessna 120/140*Piper PA-15 Vagabond*Aeronca 11 Chief*Luscombe 8-References:NotesBibliography* Page, Ron D. and William Cumming. Fleet: The Flying Years. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1990. ISBN 1-55046-019-6.-External links:...
. The making of complete aircraft ceased in the early 1950s and the manufacture of quality structural components became the core business.
Clients
Fleet Canada's products are sold to various aerospace clients:- AirbusAirbusAirbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
- parts used for A300, 310, 319, 320, 330, 340, 350, 380 - BoeingBoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
- parts used for B747 - Bombardier AerospaceBombardier AerospaceBombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...
- parts used for Bombardier Q series
Products
- Tail Boom for helicopters
- Airframe structural assemblies
- Longerons/Stringers
- Bulkheads
- Floor Panels
- Airframe structural assemblies
- Rib Doubler
- Airframe structural assemblies