Established May 1931 in merger between American Eagle Aircraft Corp and Lincoln Aircraft Co. In early 1930s built American Eaglet two-seat light parasol monoplane, which had particular success. Eagle-Lincoln P.T. biplane was a trainer and Eagle-Lincoln A.P. a three-seat cabin monoplane.
Manufacturer
American Eagle Aircraft Corp
Established 1925 in Kansas City, with E. E. Porterfield as president.
1925: American Eagle Aircraft Co, 52 St and Prospect Ave, Kansas City MO (fdr: Edward E Porterfield Jr);
1925: 22 St and Harrison Ave
In 1926 built three-seat civil biplane with Curtiss OX-5 engine. Specially noted for American Eaglet light parasol monoplane, first two-seat light airplane to be granted Approval Type Certificate by US Department of Commerce. Several hundred Eaglets built before company suspended operations in 1930 Depression.
1928: American Eagle Aircraft Corp, with refinancing by A A Durant & Co (NYC), Fairfax Airport, Kansas City KS.
1929: Merged with Wallace Aircraft Co.
1930: Merged with Lincoln Aircraft as (Victor H) Roos Lincoln Aircraft Co, Lincoln NE.
1931: Acquired by Porterfield Aircraft Corp.
1931: Bought production rights to Wallace Touroplane.
1942: Company sold to Columbia Aircraft Corp; Porterfield to Ft Smith AR to manufacture gliders until retirement
c.1945. Company sold to Northwestern Aeronautical Corp, St Paul MN (neither Columbia nor Northwestern produced any Porterfield aircraft).
American Champion Aircraft Corp
Manufacturer of former Bellanca/Champion Aircraft two-seat lightplanes, in form of Aurora, Adventure, and Explorer based on former Citabria, plus Super Decathlon and Scout.
American Blimp Corp
Produced two sizes of helium non-rigid blimps. One with two 80 hp Limbach engines. One with two 180 hp Textron Lycoming engines.
American Aviation Industries
Founded 1985 and offered Lockheed JetStar business jet re-engining program as FanStar.
American Aviation Corp
American Aviation Corporation; formed in 1964 to develop and manufacture the AA-1 Yankee side-by-side two-seat monoplane (formerly called Bede BD-1) using aluminum honeycomb fuselage construction and metal-to-metal bonding throughout. Also produced a trainer version (American Trainer) and a four-seater (American Traveler). Became part of Grumman American Aviation Corporation in January 1973.
American Autogyro
In February, 2003, Groen Brothers Aviation formed a subsidiary, American Autogyro, to produce gyroplanes for the “kit-built” market. American Autogyro’s two-place Sparrow Hawk Gyroplane is also offered as a complete, turn-key aircraft in an Airborne Patrol Vehicle (APV) model. The SparrowHawk APV is an excellent entry-level airborne surveillance vehicle for many law enforcement agencies. American Autogyro also sells a Stabilization Augmentation Kit, designed to dramatically improve in-flight stability and safety for what has been the most popular competing kit gyroplane in that market. More than 120 SparrowHawk Gyroplanes and Sparrow-Hawk/P modification kits have been sold.
2009: American Autogyro, 2640 California Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84014-4593, USA.
Ameri-Can Ultralights
1997: Box 360, Hendricks Dr, Irricana, AB T0M 1B0 Canada.
UL builder
American Ghiles
1998: American Ghiles, 522 E.Washington St, PO Box 3666, Orlando, FL 3280, USA.
LSA builder
American Eagle Aircraft Corp
Kansas City
Mo.
USA
Circa 1920s engine builder
All Aero 