AviaBellanca Aircraft
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| AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation | |
| Type | Aeronautics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 (adopted current name in 1983) |
| Headquarters | Alexandria, MN |
| Key people | Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, Founder |
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing and design |
| Website | Aircraft Corporation Alexandria Aircraft website |
AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft design and manufacturing company.
Prior to 1983 it was known as the Bellanca Aircraft Company. The company was founded in 1927 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca.
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[edit] The Company
Founded by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca in 1927, Bellanca Aircraft was known for its efficient, low operating cost aircraft. In the 1920s and 1930s, Bellanca aircraft were famous for world record endurance and distance flights. Lindbergh's first choice for his New York to Paris flight was a Bellanca. The company's insistence on selecting the crew drove Lindbergh to Ryan.
[edit] Aircraft
First Flight - Model / Military number - Name
- 1928 CH-200 / - Pacemaker
- 1930 P / C-27 Aircruiser
- 1964 7ECA Citabria (by Champion, prior to Bellanca acquisition)
- 1965 7GCAA Citabria (by Champion, prior to Bellanca acquisition)
- 1965 7GCBC Citabria (by Champion, prior to Bellanca acquisition)
- 1966 17-30 / - Viking
- 1968 7KCAB Citabria (by Champion, prior to Bellanca acquisition)
- 1970 8KCAB Decathlon (probably by Champion, prior to Bellanca acquisition)
- 1971 7ACA Champ
- 1974 8GCBC Scout
[edit] History
1922: Roos-Bellanca Aircraft is formed
1923: Roos-Bellanca merges with Wright Aeronautical to form Wright-Bellanca.
1927: Giuseppe Bellanca acquires the rights to the WB-2 Columbia and forms the Columbia Aircraft Division of Bellanca Aircraft.
1955: Bellanca Aircraft sold to Northern Aircraft (later named Downer then International Aircraft or Inter-Air).
1967: Bellanca name resurfaces as Bellanca Sales, a subsidiary of Miller Flying Service of Inter-Air.
1970: Bellanca Sales acquires Champion Aircraft and changes name to Bellanca Aircraft
1978: Bellanca Aircraft becomes a subsidiary of Anderson Greenwood.
1982: Bellanca Aircraft assets sold to Viking Aviation and Champion Aircraft.
2002: Viking assets acquired by Alexandria Aircraft.
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1968: Giuseppe Bellanca and son August restart the original Bellanca company.
1983: This new company becomes AviaBellanca Aircraft
[edit] External links
- AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation website
- Alexandria Aircraft website
- Bellanca's Big Birds
- Friends of Bellanca Field
- Bellanca Super Viking Website
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