Parseval

At the instigation of the Kaiser a committee was formed, the Moorluftschiff-Studien-Geselechaft, to investigate the work of promising experimental airship proposals. One of the designs selected by thic committee as being worthy of further encouragement was that of Major August von Parseval.

Between 1906 and 1923 the Parseval concern built 27 pressure airships, the last of which was of 1 million cu.ft in capacity.

At the time, the Parseval airships impressed the British Committee of Imperial Defence by their performance and potential and an example was purchased for the Royal Navy, with orders placed for three others.

Parnall & Sons / George Parnall & Co / Parnall Aircraft Ltd

Parnall & Sons was a woodworking firm specialising in shopfitting and allied equipment in Bristol, UK, which built seaplanes in the First World War to War Office specifications. It was subsequently taken over by W. T. Avery and aircraft production was abandoned.

After the take-over of Parnall & Sons by W. T. Avery, George Parnall founded his own company with personnel from the former aircraft division of Parnall & Sons to continue aircraft manufacture under government contract.
The first product was the Puffin, a military central-float amphibian with a single Napier engine. It was followed by a wide variety of types including the Possum twin-engine triplane, Plover fighter, Pixie ultralight, Peto submarine-borne scout, and Elf light biplane. Built Hendy 302 monoplane for Henderson Aircraft Company in 1930. Parnall Aircraft Ltd. formed in 1935 to take over aircraft business and acquire patents, rights, etc. of aircraft armament firm Nash & Thompson Ltd and similar patents and rights of Hendy. Concerned with turrets and aircraft armament in Second World War; no longer produced aircraft.

Parks Aircraft Inc / Detroit-Parks

Established in 1929 as (Oliver L) Parks Aircraft Div, Parks Air Lines Inc/Parks Air College, East St Louis IL. USA. A division of the Detroit Aircraft Corp by 1930, Parks had built training aircraft for its own companies, Parks Air College and Parks Air Lines. After the Detroit takeover, Parks aircraft were built by Ryan.

Ended operations in 1932 and production moved to Ryan Co, St Louis MO, and designs sold to Dean Hammond, Ypsilanti MI. Following Ryan’s demise the Park name was revived for the P-1H biplane built by Hammond.