1925: Pacer Aircraft Co, Perth Amboy NJ.
1928: New Pacer Aircraft Corp, Main & Grant, Fords NJ.
Manufacturer
Pacaero
Formed in 1957 at Santa Monica, California, as a subsidiary of Pacific Airmotive Corporation to continue manufacture of the Learstar Executive transport, with two Wright Cyclone engines. PacAero also carried out modifications to other types, including conversion of North American T-28 trainers to Nomad standard with a bigger engine. Dissolved and merged with Pacific Airmotive Corporation’s Aircraft Division in early 1960s.
Owl, George Allen jr.
Born August 1, 1920, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Reservation in North Carolina.
BS Aeronautical Engineering, Parks Air College, East St. Louis, 1940.
Engineer at Curtiss Wright, Aeronca, McDonnell Aircraft, North American Aviation, California. Projects included X-15, B-70, B-1, F108, F-14, F-15, Space Shuttle.
Died December 18, 1981.
Otto Werke / Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke
Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke built six M1912 two-seat biplane observation aircraft for the German Army in 1912. The aircraft was broadly similar to the French Caudron G series.
Otto Aviation
The company appears to be affiliated with Applied Physicist William M. Otto, who was also a key player at a firm called Otto Labs. Mr. Otto was previously the chief scientist for the B-1’s avionics system development program, and held many other positions at North American-Rockwell.
Otto retired from active participation in Otto Laboratories Inc., and assumed the presidency of Otto Aviation, managing the design and production of extremely low-drag aircraft.
The Vice President of Otto Labs, Ed Cababa, is also affiliated with Otto Aviation Group LLC. Cababa has a background working with Honda in vehicle handling and testing. A tax certificate lists both Otto and Cababa as owners of Otto Aviation Group LLC and that they “manufacture composite parts for a prototype aircraft.
Ottenbacher, Ernst
Ernst Ottenbacher (1884-1985) built his first (unsuccessful) monoplane in 1911, more or less a Blériot inspired machine. Later, he went to the Schulze flying school, where he got his flying licence (Nr. 336). He built then his second monoplane, a Schulze copy, and flew it at the Cannstadter Wasen.
Osrodek Konstruckcji Lotniczych
Poland
Formed 1957 by the Polish Minister of Heavy Industry, to take over all design activities formerly conducted by the Polish Aviation Institute. First design was the MD-12 four-engined feederliner/photo-survey aircraft, which flew in 1962. A developed version of Russian Yak-12, known as the PZL-101 Gawron (Rook), has been produced in quantity for agricultural and air-ambulance duties. Now superseded by the PZL-104 Wilga (Thrush), which is offered for agricultural, air-ambulance, transport, glider-tug and parachute roles, and has been widely exported. License production is under way in Indonesia. Deliveries of the TS-11 Iskra (Spark) two-seat aerobatic jet trainer to the Polish Air Force began in 1963.
Osprey Aircraft
USA
The original Osprey amphibian was designed by George Pereira. The Osprey 2 two-seat amphibian first flew 1973 and plans and kits are available to allow amateur construction.
Osprey Aircraft also marketed as plans and kits is the Osprey GP-4, a two-seat monoplane first flown in 1984.
Oslist, Francois
Francois Oslist, an aviation mechanic with the French Ministry of Aviation, designed and built in 1964, a small autogiro he called Microgiro.
Oškinis, Bronis
Bronis Oškinis was born April 15, 1913 in Barzdai, Šakiai county, Lithuania, in the family of Jonas and Agnieška Oškiniai.
In 1920 the family moved to Kaunas. 1928–1933 Bronis Oškinis studied at Kaunas Higher Technical School (ATM). Interested in aviation, he was one of the Kaunas ATM aviation group, founded on 13 December 1931.
After completing aviation courses, he led the construction of gliders in ATM workshops.
Reconstructed the German training glider RRG-23 “Zoegling” and in August 1932 developed the Lithuanian T-1 (“Technikas-1”) glider. In Pažaislis, this glider was tested by military pilot Gregorius Radvenis. The first flight was performed by B. Oškinis himself.
In 1933, with others, in Nida set up a gliding school. He later constructed the BRO-2 and BRO-3 gliders. He learned to fly not only gliders but also airplanes. In 1936 appointed Deputy Chief of the Zokniai Military Aviation Workshop. He later served as a military pilot in the 3rd Squadron.
Oškinis tested the BRO-4 “Rūta” glider for acrobatic flying in 1937. Jonas Pyragius and Bronius Oškinis participated in the 1937 world meeting in Elmyra (USA), where B. Oškinis flew the LAK glider “Biržietis”, and J. Pyragius – BRO-5 “Rūta”.
In 1938 he graduated from the Lithuanian Military Pilot School and 1938–1940 studied aeronautics at the Technical University of Berlin. He returned to Lithuania in 1940 and was assigned to the workshop of the National Aviation Squadron of the 29th Territorial Rifle Corps in Pivonia (near Ukmergė). 1941–1944 worked in Kaunas aviation workshop in Freda as a production controller, repaired German Junkers Ju-88 and during 1942–1944 studied at Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University.
1944–1945 was arrested and taken to the Podolsk camp, returning to Kaunas 1947, he gave lectures at the State University and continued to develop new gliders. During 1956–1962 was Head of Kaunas Gliding Station, later headed a gliding school in Palanga.
Serial production of Bronius Oškinis gliders BRO-9 “Grasshopper”, BRO-11 “Pioneer” and BRO-12 was started in Simferopol aviation workshop. They flew in all aviation sports clubs of the former USSR. 1962 An Experimental Sport Aviation Factory was established in Prienai, where B. Oškinis worked as a designer. Much attention was paid to the development of gliders for young people. They introduced many innovations, using slit wings, slit flaps and ailerons.
Bronius Oškinis developed 25 gliders of various modifications and died on April 7, 1985 in Palanga.
He was awarded by the Lithuanian government and FAI (International Aeronautics Association). The Lithuanian Children’s Aviation School and the street in Palanga are named after him.
Ošk gliders
T-1 (BrO-1) (1932)
T-2 (BrO-2)
BrO-3 “Fluff” (1936)
BrO-4 “Ruth”
BrO-5 “Ruth II” (1938)
BrO-6 “Fluff”
BrO-9 Grasshopper
BrO-10 “Fluff”
BrO-11 Pioneer
BrO-11 M Tit
BrO-12 (1957)
BrO-14
BrO-16 “Pempė” (1973) – water glider
BrO-15 “Raguva”
BrO-17S Bite (1974)
BrO-17V “Antelė” – water glider
BrO-18 Boružė (1975) the smallest glider in the world
Br0-19 “Duck”
BrO-20 “Fluff”
BrO-21 “Vyturys”
BrO-22 “Rūtelė”
BrO-23 “Herons”
Oškinio sport airplanes
BRO-7
BRO-8
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