Metal Aircraft Corporation

Metal Aircraft Corporation
Aircraft Manufacturer
Industry Aircraft Manufacturer
Defunct 1929
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio
the Metal Aircraft Corporation Flamingo from Jimmy Angel

Metal Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer of transport aircraft.

The Metal Aircraft Corporation was formed as a restructuring of the T.E. Halpin Development Co. in 1928.[1] Halpin was a former employee of William Bushnell Stout's firm at a time when all-metal construction was at its infancy. The Metal Aircraft Corporation continued production of the Halpin Flamingo transport at its factory at the Lunken airport with several variations.[2] The company was sold to Robert Schryver, of Columbus, Ohio in September 1929.[3]

Flamingo's formed the basis for new startup airlines of the time, including Embry-Riddle, US Airways, and Mason & Dixon Air Lines.[4]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by
Model name First flight Number built Type
Flamingo 1928 22 High-wing monoplane
All-Metal Tranship 1929 xx High-wing monoplane

References

  1. ↑ Kenneth Munson. U.S. commercial aircraft.
  2. ↑ Ohio Historical Society. Timeline: a publication of the Ohio Historical Society, Volume 23.
  3. ↑ "Metal Aircraft Corporation". Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Rusty McClure; David Stern; Michael A. Banks. Crosley: two brothers and a business empire that transformed the nation.
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