The Bellanca Aircraft Corporation was incorporated in 1927, taking over the Bellanca Aircraft Corp. of America. Its head office is in New Castle, Deleware. The company designs and constructs commercial aircraft along with some military type aircraft for f oreign companies. Canada made use of these large planes during the mining boom for transporting mining equipment.
To view examples of these planes on wheels, click on the above list. Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., was formed early in the summer of 1929 by the Hoffar-Beeching Shipyards of Vancouver. In 1938 the company was converted into a wholly Canadian company. From 1920 until 1930, the original company built a number of flying bo ats and mail-passenger aircraft of Boeing design, but until 1937 it had been mainly engaged in the construction and repair of surface boats.
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To view examples of this helicopter, on wheels, click on the above list. DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. was established in 1928 with their head office in Downsview, Ontario. Initially, the company was a subsidiary of the deHavilland Aircraft company later becoming a member of the Hawker Siddeley Group.
Until the beginn ing of World War II, the company acted principally as a sales and servicing organization for products of the parent company. It became a manufacturing unit during the war and has since produced four original designs such as the "Beaver", "Chipmunk", "Otte r"and the"Caribou". As anticipated, it was the opening up of the Northlands that provided the real opportunities for D.H. planes to prove their capabilities. The first generation of bush pilots was busy exploring vast uncharted territories. The mining boo m had begun and the aeroplane was adopted as the tool for speeding operations.
To view examples of these planes and more, on wheels, click on the above list. Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. was a result of the aviation activities of the St. Maurice Valley Protective Association beginning in 1919. This association was the first to use aircraft for commercial purposes in Canada. From the St. Maurice Assoc., Fairchild Ae rial Surveys of Canada Ltd. was formed in 1922 until1929. Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. was developed to act soley as a servicing organization dealing with forestry, mapping, surveying (aerial photography), fire detection and reforestation. "Forester extraordin aire", Ellwood Wilson, was the man responsible for creating this specialized Canadian company. The first planes used were 12 Curtiss HS-2L's. Problems with this boat plane arose when water entered the rubber seals, froze and cracked. The need for planes a ppropriate for the Canadian climate, sparked the company to expand into the construction and adaptation of planes for the Canadian government. Among these adapted planes were a series of monoplanes from Bristol, Lockheed and Trans-Canada Airlines. The Huf f-Deland was the first plane adapted to their needs which could be fitted interchageably with wheels, skis or floats.
To view examples of these planes and more, on wheels, click on the above list. The Nederlandsche Vliegtugenfabriek Fokker (name of company in Dutch). Originated in Amsterdam Noord, Holland. The company constructed commercial aircraft both of all-metal and mixed material. Fokker planes have been supplied to thirty countries, seventee n of which have bought the licence for building Fokker aircraft. The first Fokker plane ever to be imported into Canada was the Fokker Super Universal which was used by the Northern Aerial Minerals Exploration.
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Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and United States. On August 8, 1969, it was announced that the company no longer possessed the fi nancial resources to continue in its present form and had gone into voluntary liquidation.
To view examples of these planes and more, on wheels, click on the above list. Hawker Aircraft Ltd. was incorporated in 1933 as a successor to the H.G. Hawker Engineering Co., Ltd. which was formed in 1920 as the outcome of the voluntary liquidation of the famous Sopwith Concern. The company specializes in the construction of milita ry aircraft. Their main office is in Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, England.
To view examples of these planes and more, on wheels, click on the above list. The origin of the Junkers Aircraft Factory (Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke, A. G.) can be tracked back to 1910, in Dessau, when Professor Junkers was granted a patent for an "all-wing aeroplane". The idea was to include the fuel system, crew, freight-h olds and passenger accomodation within the wing in order to reduce resistance. As a result of their outstanding characteristics and performance, Junkers commercial planes were in use all over the world. Its nickname was the "flying boxcar".
To view examples of these planes and more, on wheels, click on the above list. Lockheed has had long associations with many Canadian companies, located throughout most of the provinces. Lockheed work placed in Canada has ranged from the manufacture of electronic equipment and major aerospace components to the development of subsea o il-well systems and the licenced production of complete aircraft. The value of Canadian/Lockheed industrial involvements is about 800 million dollars, representing over 100,000 man-years of work. The Lockheed Orion's program, L.R.P.A. (Long Range Patrol Aircraft) had a significant share of industrial content worth many millions of dollars.
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