| Industry | aviation, engineering, airscrew production |
|---|---|
| Fate | ceased aircraft equipment & laminate manufacture |
| Predecessor | Lang, Garnett & Co.[1][2] |
| Successor | The Airscrew Co. Ltd |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Defunct | 1936 |
| Headquarters | Weybridge, Surrey,and Peterborough England |
| Key people | A.A.D. Lang |
| Products | propellers, Fans, laminate products |
A.A.D. Lang established the Lang Propeller Works at the "Riverside Works[3] ", Hamm Court Lane, Weybridge, Surrey (these premises were later used by The Airscrew Company to manufacture propellers and associated components) in 1913, and at its peak the company supplied wooden propellers to nearly every aeroplane company in England. Lang developed patented,[4] processes for copper tipping propeller blades, as well as producing fabric tipped propellers, such as those used on the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2C aircraft.
The Lang Propeller Company of America Inc.[5] was established as a Manhattan corporation with a capital of $45,000, and A.A.D. Lang, L.L. Montant and E.N. Bush of 30 East, 42nd Street as Directors in August 1917.
In April 1936 the Aeronautical Corporation of Great Britain, Ltd[6][7] was incorporated. The new company was formed to acquire the assets of companies involved in the UK production of the Aeronca aircraft, and to acquire from Lang Propellers Ltd., the whole of its assets. These comprised rights under British Patent No. 397,513, and two applications for patents, including an application relating to machines for shaping airscrew blades applied for by Mr. A.A.D. Lang, and also certain plant and machinery. A new factory (the Walton works) was established in Peterborough, England.
Lang formed another company A. D. Lang Ltd.(No. of Company: 175874) in 1921. Capital £1,100 preference and 100 ordinary shares of £1 each ; it was described as being general manufacturers, buying and selling agents, printers, lithographers, manufacturers of chemicals, etc. First directors were A.W. Hill and A.A.D. Lang, with registered offices at 4, Vigo Street, London W1.[8][9] In addition to his work in developing propellers and associated equipment, Lang found time in 1923 to patent a wheel for vehicles.[10] In 1936 Lang joined the Board of Hordern-Richmond, another British company that was closely involved in the development and production of airscrews and propellers.
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