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Backed by the financial and political support of the prominent Taft family and future Ohio senator Robert A. Taft who was one of the firm's directors, Aeronca became the first American company to build a commercially successful general aviation aircraft. [5] The corporation changed its name to Aeronca Aircraft Corporation in 1941. [6]
For the 12-month period ending September 15, 2022, the airport had 18,624 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 68 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single- engine , 5 multi-engine, 2 helicopter , and 1 glider .
The airplane received its takeoff clearance at 06:48 and departed at 06:50. Radar track data indicated that the airplane climbed to about 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl) and was in a left turn with a ground speed of about 109 knots prior to descending and impacting the terrain. The airplane impacted terrain on an approximate heading of 120 degrees.
The airport is home to the Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base and the 179th Airlift Wing (179 AW), an Ohio Air National Guard unit operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The unit has about 1000 personnel, of which about 300 are full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel and the ...
Waco GXE (Model 10) of 1928 with Curtiss OX-5 engine 1929 model Advance Aircraft Company/Waco ATO 'Taperwing' of Vintage Wings of Canada. Waco UPF-7, built in 1941, arriving at the 2014 Royal International Air Tattoo, England. The Waco Aircraft Company (WACO) was an aircraft manufacturer located in Troy, Ohio, United States.
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For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2021, the airport had 36,865 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. This is up from 30,650 in 2007. In 2021, there were 97 aircraft based at the airport: 85 single-engine and 8 multi-engine airplanes, 3 helicopters, and 1 jet. [1] [34] [35]
The company's first major product was an oil cooler for military aircraft. Garrett designed and produced oil coolers for the Douglas DB-7. [9] Boeing's B-17 bombers, credited with substantially tipping the air war in America's and Great Britain's favor over Europe and the Pacific, were outfitted with Garrett intercoolers, as was the B-25. [12]