Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company
| Founded | Long Island, New York (1915) |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1924 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
The Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company was a College Point, New York City based manufacturer of airplanes founded in December 1915. It was named for founders Edward Lowe Jr., Charles F. Willard, and Robert G. Fowler,[1] and was also considered to be named after the construction it developed, the laminated wood fuselage. "Lowe provided most of the financing, while Fowler attracted Willard. Lowe soon secured total control, renaming the firm L-W-F Engineering, and Fowler and Willard departed in 1916."[2] The company was reorganized as L-W-F Engineering Company in 1917. The company built the Curtiss HS-2L, Martin NBS-1 and Douglas DT-2 under contract. The company was declared bankrupt in 1924.[3]
Aircraft
- LWF Model V
- LWF Model G
- LWF Model H Owl
- LWF T-3
- LWF XNBS-2 - not built
See also
References
- ^ Woodhouse, Henry, "The First Aerial Derby Around the World", Flying, January 1920, Volume VIII, Number 12, page 992.
- ^ Pattillo, Donald M., "Pushing the Envelope: The American Aircraft Industry", The University of Michigan Press, 1998, Library of Congress card number 97-45390, ISBN 0-472-08671-5, page 26.
- ^ "L-W-F". Aerofiles.