Snow Aeronautical
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founder | Leland Snow |
| Defunct | 1965 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Aero Commander |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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Snow Aeronautical was an American aircraft manufacturer established in 1956 in Olney, Texas by Leland Snow to manufacture and market agricultural aircraft of his design.
History
[edit]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 where production of the S-2 began. [2]
The British aviation company of Britten-Norman acted as distributors for Snow's aircraft and later took a 17% equity stake in the company.[3] In 1965 Snow Aeronautical was purchased by the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell, who refined and marketed the S-2 design as the Rockwell S2R Thrush Commander.[4][5]
Aircraft
[edit]| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow S-1 | 1953 | 1 | Single engine agricultural monoplane |
| Snow S-2 (all models) | 1956 | 414 | Single engine agricultural monoplane |
See also
[edit]References
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Mabry. "The Early Days Down South". PT6 Nation. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Air Tractor 50th Anniversary". YouTube. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. 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
[edit]- 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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