Wright Aeronautical

Wright Aeronautical

Fate	Merged
Predecessor(s)	Wright-Martin
Successor(s)	Curtiss-Wright
Founded	1919
Founder(s)	Frederick B. Rentschler
Defunct	1929 (remained a division)
Parent	Curtiss-Wright (after 1929)

Wright Aeronautical was an aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer located in New Jersey.

History

The Wright name on the rocker cover of one of their radial engines

This American company evolved from the 1909-1916 Wright Company, which merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation. Glenn Martin resigned from Wright-Martin and reformed an independent Glenn L. Martin Company in September 1917. Wright-Martin was renamed Wright Aeronautical in 1919.

In May 1923, Wright Aeronautical purchased the Lawrance Aero Engine Company, as the United States Navy was concerned that Lawrance couldn't produce enough engines for its needs. Charles Lawrance was retained as a vice president. In 1925, after Wright's president, Frederick B. Rentschler, left the company to found Pratt & Whitney, Lawrance replaced him as company president.

Wright Aeronautical merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company on July 5, 1929, to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

Products

Aircraft

• Wright FW
• Wright F2W
• Wright XF3W
• Navy-Wright NW-1
• Navy-Wright NW-2
• Wright-Bellanca WB-1
• Wright-Bellanca WB-2 Columbia
• Bellanca 77-140

Aircraft engines

• Wright-Hispano E
• Wright Gypsy
• Wright T-2
• Wright T-3 Tornado (V-1950)
• Wright V-720
• Wright IV-1460
• Wright IV-1560
• Wright Whirlwind series
  • Wright J-4 Whirlwind
  • Wright R-790 J-5 Whirlwind
  • Wright R-540 J-6 Whirlwind 5
  • Wright R-760 J-6 Whirlwind 7
  • Wright R-975 J-6 Whirlwind 9
  • Wright R-1510 Whirlwind 14
  • Wright R-1670 Whirlwind 14
• Wright Cyclone series
  • Wright R-1300 Cyclone 7
  • Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9
  • Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 (Twin Cyclone)
  • Wright R-3350 Cyclone 18 (Duplex Cyclone)
  • Wright R-4090 Cyclone 22
• Wright R-1200 Simoon
• Wright R-2160 Tornado
• J59
• J61
• Wright J65
• Wright J67

See also

• Wright Company
• Curtiss-Wright

References

• The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.
• Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X. 

External links

• Wright Aeronautical