![]() ![]() Throughout the 1930s, Curtiss-Wright designed and built aircraft for military, commercial, and private markets. After 1929, most engines produced by the new company were known as Wrights, while most aircraft were given the Curtiss name, with a few exceptions. There were three main divisions: the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced aircraft engines and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured propellers. With $75 million in capital (equivalent to $11.84 billion in 2021), it became the largest aviation company in the United States.īy September 1929, Curtiss-Wright had also acquired the Moth Aircraft Corporation and Travel Air Manufacturing Company. It was headquartered in Buffalo, New York. History Merger and expansion Ĭurtiss-Wright formed on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio. ![]()
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