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Wright Aeronautical was an aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer located in Dayton, Ohio.

History

This American company was first named the Wright Company. It merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 to form Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation but Glenn Martin resigned in 1917. The company was renamed Wright Aeronautical in 1919. Frederick B. Rentschler and several engineers left in 1924 to start Pratt & Whitney.

In May 1923, Lawrance Aero Engine Company was purchased by Wright Aeronautical, as the United States Navy was concerned that Lawrance couldn't produce enough engines for its needs.^[1] 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 Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company July 5 1929 to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

Products

Aircraft

• Wright FW
• Wright F2W
• Wright XF3W

Aircraft engines

• Wright-Hispano E

• Wright Gypsy
• Wright T-2
• Wright T-3A Tornado (V-1950)
• Wright R-1300
• Wright R-1750 Cyclone 9
• Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9
• Wright R-2160 Tornado 42
• Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14
• Wright R-3350 Cyclone 18
• Wright R-4090 Cyclone 22
• Wright Cyclone series
• Wright V-720
• Wright IV-1460
• Wright IV-1560

• Wright Whirlwind series
  • Wright J-4 Whirlwind
  • Wright R-790 J-5 Whirlwind
  • Wright R-540 J-6 Whirlwind 5
  • Wright R-760 J-6 Whirlwind 7
  • Wright R-975 J-6 Whirlwind 9
  • Wright R-1510 Whirlwind 14
  • Wright R-1670 Whirlwind 14

• Wright R-1200 Simoon
• Wright Cyclone series
  • R-1300 Cyclone 7
  • R-1820 Cyclone 9
  • R-2600 Cyclone 14 (Twin Cyclone)
  • R-3350 Cyclone 18 (Duplex Cyclone)
• R-2160 Tornado
• Wright J65
• Wright J67

See also

• Wright Cycle Company
• Curtiss-Wright

References

• The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.
• Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.  

External links

• Wright Aeronautical