Airplane Development Corp
A subsidiary of the Cord Corporation founded in the early 1930s. Its first product had the designation V-1 allocated by the designer, Gerald Vultee, who was for some years the chief engineer of the Lockheed Aircraft Company. The V-1 was a clean-looking eight-seat commercial transport of low-wing monoplane configuration. Powered by a 700 hp Wright Cyclone, it had a maximum speed of 225mph (362kmh). |