Wright Aeronautical
Encyclopedia
Wright Aeronautical was an aircraft
and aircraft engine
manufacturer located in New Jersey
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, which merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company
in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
. Glenn Martin resigned from Wright-Martin and reformed an independent Glenn L. Martin Company in September 1917. Wright-Martin was renamed Wright Aeronautical in 1919.
In May 1923, Wright Aeronautical purchased the Lawrance Aero Engine Company
, as the United States Navy
was concerned that Lawrance couldn't produce enough engines for its needs. Charles Lawrance was retained as a vice president. In 1925, after Wright's president, Frederick B. Rentschler, left the company to found Pratt & Whitney
, Lawrance replaced him as company president.
Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
on July 5, 1929, to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
.
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...
and aircraft engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
manufacturer located in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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History
This American company evolved from the 1909-1916 Wright CompanyWright Company
The Wright Company was the commercial aviation business venture of the Wright Brothers, established by them in 1909 in conjunction with several prominent industrialists from New York and Detroit with the intention of capitalizing on their invention of the practical airplane. It maintained a...
, which merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company
Glenn L. Martin Company
The Glenn L. Martin Company was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company that was founded by the aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the United States and its allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War...
in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Wright-Martin
Wright-Martin was a short-lived aircraft manufacturing business venture between the Wright Company and Glenn L. Martin....
. Glenn Martin resigned from Wright-Martin and reformed an independent Glenn L. Martin Company in September 1917. Wright-Martin was renamed Wright Aeronautical in 1919.
In May 1923, Wright Aeronautical purchased the Lawrance Aero Engine Company
Lawrance Aero Engine Company
Lawrance Aero Engine Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer. Founded by engine pioneer Charles Lawrance, it designed one of the first successful air-cooled radial engines...
, as the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
was concerned that Lawrance couldn't produce enough engines for its needs. Charles Lawrance was retained as a vice president. In 1925, after Wright's president, Frederick B. Rentschler, left the company to found Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...
, Lawrance replaced him as company president.
Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that went public in 1916 with Glenn Hammond Curtiss as president. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the company was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States...
on July 5, 1929, to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States at the end of World War II, but has evolved to largely become a component manufacturer, specializing in actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and metalworking....
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Aircraft
- Wright FW
- Wright F2W
- Wright XF3W
- Navy-Wright NW-1
- Navy-Wright NW-2
- Wright-Bellanca WB-1
- Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia
Aircraft engines
- Wright-Hispano E
- Wright Gypsy
- Wright T-2
- Wright T-3 Tornado (V-1950)
- Wright V-720
- Wright IV-1460
- Wright IV-1560
- Wright WhirlwindWright WhirlwindThe Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright. These engines had a displacement of about 975 in³ and power ratings of 300-450 hp...
series- Wright J-4 Whirlwind
- Wright R-790Wright R-790The Wright R-790 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical Corporation, all of which had a displacement of about 790 in³ and around 200 hp...
J-5 Whirlwind - Wright R-540Wright R-540|-See also:-Bibliography:. Available from the Aircraft Engine Historical Society's .. Available from the Aircraft Engine Historical Society's .. Available from the FAA's .. Available from the Aircraft Engine Historical Society's ....
J-6 Whirlwind 5 - Wright R-760Wright R-760|-See also:-Bibliography:*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
J-6 Whirlwind 7 - Wright R-975 J-6 Whirlwind 9
- Wright R-1510 Whirlwind 14
- Wright R-1670 Whirlwind 14
- Wright CycloneWright CycloneWright Cyclone was the name given to a family of air-cooled radial piston engines designed by Curtiss-Wright and used in numerous American aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.-Background:...
series- Wright R-1300Wright R-1300|-See also:-External links:...
Cyclone 7 - Wright R-1820Wright R-1820|-See also:-References:* Bridgman, L, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7* Eden, Paul & Soph Moeng, The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152...
Cyclone 9 - Wright R-2600Wright R-2600|-See also:-Bibliography:* Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:...
Cyclone 14 (Twin Cyclone) - Wright R-3350Wright R-3350The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone was one of the most powerful radial aircraft engines produced in the United States. It was a twin row, supercharged, air-cooled, radial engine with 18 cylinders. Power ranged from 2,200 to over 3,700 hp , depending on the model...
Cyclone 18 (Duplex Cyclone) - Wright R-4090 Cyclone 22
- Wright R-1300
- Wright R-1200 Simoon
- Wright R-2160 Tornado
- J59
- J61
- Wright J65Wright J65|-See also:-External links:*...
- Wright J67Rolls-Royce OlympusThe Rolls-Royce Olympus was one of the world's first two-spool axial-flow turbojet aircraft engines, originally developed and produced by Bristol Aero Engines. First running in 1950, its initial use was as the powerplant of the Avro Vulcan V Bomber...