Doyle Aero
| Industry | Aircraft Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Key people | Harvey and Dr. Wilson K. Doyle |
| Products | Doyle Aero O-2 Oriole |
Doyle Aero Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer.[1]
The Doyle Aero corporation was founded after the Doyle brothers left the Vulcan Aircraft company where they designed the Vulcan American Moth Monoplane. Lawyer Charles Baldwin arranged to finance a new venture with Harvey Doyle as President and Wilson Doyle as General Manager. The Doyles set up on Elm street in a Baltimore, Maryland factory building a similar parasol monoplane design, the O-2 Oriole, later named the Doyle O-2[2][3] The prototype flew on 15 October 1928 with a yellow and black paint scheme and was priced at $2,975. Doyle Aero did not survive the Great Depression economy and ceased operations after a short production run. Harvey Doyle became an aeronautical engineer, and Wilson Doyle would become a professor of Political Science.[4]
The last surviving O-2 serial number A-5 (NX9531) was restored in 1984 after being in storage since 1934 and identified by its designer Harvey Doyle. It is currently privately owned.[5][6]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| O-2 Oriole | 1928 | 7 | Parasol |
| O-3 Oriole | 1928 | 1 | Parasol |
References
- ^ Aviation engineering. Bryan Davis Publishing Company, Inc. 1929.
- ^ Air Trails. 1 January 1988.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Barry Leithiser (27 Oct 1929). "Aviation--Baltimore's First Aircraft Show Holds Significance: City's Gain In The Field To Be Shown Keynote Of Exposition Will Be Importance Already Attained By The Industry Here Locally Built Planes And Representative Types From Elsewhere Will Be Included". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Jack Cox (July 1993). "Sun and Fun Grand Champion Antique Davis D-1W". Sport Aviation.
- ^ Harvey Doyle (March 1987). "A New Date With An Old Love". Sport Aviation.
- ^ "Sentimental Journey". Retrieved 31 May 2012.