Snow Aeronautical
Snow Aeronautical was a US aircraft manufacturer, established in 1956 in Olney, Texas by Leland Snow to manufacture and market agricultural aircraft of his design.
Industry | Aerospace |
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Fate | Merged |
Successor | Aero Commander |
Founder | Leland Snow |
Defunct | 1965 |
Headquarters | , United States |
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Early Snow S-2A open-cockpit ex-crop sprayer of 1959 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997
History
Leland Snow, a graduate of the aeronautical engineering program at Texas A&M University, had designed and flown his S-1 in 1953.[1] Originally working at Harlingen, Texas, he moved to Olney, Texas in 1958.[2]
The British aviation company of Britten-Norman acted as distributors for Snow's aircraft and later took an equity stake in the company.[3] The company was purchased by the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell in 1965.[4][5]
Aircraft
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Snow S-1 | 1953 | 1 | Single engine agricultural monoplane |
Snow S-2 | 1956 | 414 | Single engine agricultural monoplane |
See also
References
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Notes
- Anderson, Mabry. "The Early Days Down South". PT6 Nation. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Air Tractor 50th Anniversary". YouTube. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander". Flight. 24 June 1965. p. 1035. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Aero Buys Another Aircraft Plant". Daily Oklahoman. 16 November 1965. p. 1N.
- McConal, Jon (16 November 1965). "Aircraft Plant at Olney Sold for $1 Million". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3.
Bibliography
- Alexander, E. D. (7 August 1960). "Olney Moved Fast to Establish New Industry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 7.
- Dromgoole, Glenn (15 January 1967). "Olney Gambles and Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 8-C.
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