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Piper, however, had encouraged Jamouneau's changes and hired him back. Piper then bought Taylor's share in the company, paying him $250 per month for three years. [5] Although sales were initially slow, about 1,200 J-2s were produced before a fire in the Piper factory, a former silk mill in Bradford, Pennsylvania, ended
1945 3 Single-seat, optionally-piloted glider bomb PA-6 Sky Sedan: 1945 2 Four-seat, low-wing retractable gear monoplane PA-7 Skycoupe: 1944 1 Two-seat low wing twin-boom monoplane, was PWA-1, PA-8 Skycycle: 1945 2 Single-seat, mid-wing single-engine monoplane PA-9 0 Single-engined high-wing observation and liaison design PA-10 0
The L-5 series was manufactured between November 1942 and September 1945, during which time 3,590 of the unarmed two-seaters were delivered for military service, making it the second most widely used light observation liaison aircraft of the war behind the Piper L-4 Cub.
The Piper J-4 Cub Coupe is a two place side-by-side version of the Piper J-3 that was built between 1938 and 1942 by Piper Aircraft. It was Piper's first model with side-by-side seating. It was Piper's first model with side-by-side seating.
The Stinson Aircraft Company was founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920 by aviator Edward “Eddie” Stinson, the brother of aviator Katherine Stinson.After five years of business ventures, Eddie made Detroit, Michigan the focus of his future flying endeavors while still flying as a stunt pilot, earning $100,000 a year for his efforts — a huge sum in those days.
December 10, 1945 – A low-flying plane buzzes a chimney. [109] December 16, 1945 – Piper Cub Sport for sale. [110] January 22, 1946 – A fire damages the office building, destroying many records. [67] March 28, 1946 – Master plan with Cincinnati as air-traffic hub [68] May 26, 1946 – Piper Cub for sale. [70]
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Brodie and test pilot Flight Officer Raymond Gregory were awarded the Legion of Merit for their work on the system in 1945. Brodie envisioned scaling the system up to capture planes as heavy as 7000 lbs. [ 2 ] He was issued US Patent # 2,435,197, # 2,488,050, # 2,488,051, # 3,163,380 for variations of the landing system.