In 1930, in America, the name Fokker Aircraft Corporation was changed to General Aviation Corporation.
In 1935 General Aviation became North American Aviation, then Rockwell International.
Manufacturer
General Aviation Manufacturing Corp
USA
Incorporated in May 1930, with W. H. Miller as chief engineer. The Fokker Aircraft Corporation, in which General Motors Corporation held 41 percent interest, was taken over by General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation in summer 1931. In 1933 merger concluded between GAC and North American Aviation Inc. GA built F-15 twin-engine pusher monoplane flying-boat for USCG and GA.43 ten-passenger single-engine cabin monoplane, which later became known as Clark GA.43.
General Aviation Design Bureau
K-Svijatoshyn District
v.P.Borschagovka
Kiev-City 08130
A trike manufacturer circa 2011
General Avia
Established in 1970 by Dott Ing Stelio Frati, designer of a series of light aircraft from the Ambrosini F.4 to F.250 (subsequently developed as the SIAI SF.260), to develop aircraft of Frati design mostly for manufacture by other concerns. First was the F.20 Pegaso light twin; two prototypes built (first flown 1971) and an agreement was reached for production aircraft to be manufactured by Italair. Also designed the Canguro transport (developed by SIAI-Marchetti but became a VulcanAir type) and the Jet Squalus (see Promavia and Alberta Aerospace). Produces F.22 Pinguino two-seat aerobatic lightplane and trainer in several versions with retractable or fixed undercarriages (first flown June 1989), the F.22 Bupp variant with only fixed undercarriage and other changes, plus the F.220 Airone four-seat development.
General Airplane Services
USA
Fixed-base operator at Sheridan, Wyoming, in early 1950s. Converted Piper J-3s, PA-11 s and PA-12s for agricultural work by installation of bigger engines. Company’s Model II ag-plane was a mixture of Piper parts with a 200 hp Ranger engine from Fairchild PT-19 and a new lower wing to make it a biplane; first flight October 12,1953.
General Airplane Corp
USA
General Airplanes Corporation founded in June 1928 at Buffalo; by 1930 had produced GAC 101 Surveyor three seat twin-engine high-wing cabin monoplane, GAC 102A Aristocrat three-seat high-wing cabin monoplane and the GAC Mailplane sesquiplane.
General Airplane Co
USA
Based at Detroit, Michigan; built three types of aircraft during First World War and operated a flying school. The aircraft were Gamma S biplane with floats; Gamma L, similar but with wheels; and the Beta flying-boat. All had engine installations driving pusher propellers.
General Airmotors Co Inc
Scranton
PA
USA
Circa 1920s engine builder
General Aircraft Corp / GAC
El Segundo, California, USA
General Aircraft Corporation announced plans in 1969 for a 36- seat STOL transport, the GAC-100, powered by four Pratt & Whitney PT6A-40 turboprop engines.
General Aircraft Corp / GAC
Long Island, New York, USA
The company was established at Lowell, Massachusetts to build an aircraft designed by Doctor Otto C. Koppen, a professor of aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The aircraft was the G1-80 Skyfarer, a two-seat cabin high-wing braced monoplane.
Before the company could produce the aircraft in any numbers the Second World War intervened, and the Skyfarer programme was abandoned after 17 examples had been built. Situated on Long Island, New York, the company became a manufacturer of the Waco CG-4A troop glider and the interests in the Wayfarer were sold to Grand Rapids Industries in 1943.
In 1969, the company bought the Helio Aircraft Company which specialised in building STOL aircraft for use by government agencies in south east Asia. The company ceased to manufacture aircraft in October 1976 when it sold the production rights and assets of its Helio Aircraft division.
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