Detroit Aircraft Corporation

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The Detroit Aircraft Corporation was incorporated on July 10, 1922, as the Aircraft Development Corporation in Michigan. The name was changed in 1929 to Detroit Aircraft Corporation. It operated as a holding company until October 27, 1931 when it reverted to receivership.

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[edit] Organizers

William B. Mayo

Charles F. Kettering


[edit] Subsidiaries

Ryan Aeronautical Company

Aircraft Development Company

Aviation Tool Company

Grosse Ile Airport, Inc.

Marine Aircraft Corp.

Park's Air College and Affiliated Companies, Inc.

Detroit Aircraft Export Co.

Gliders, Inc.

Eastman Aircraft Corp

Blackburn Aircraft Corp. (90% owner)

Lockheed Aircraft Company

Winton Aviation Engine Company (40%)

Great Lakes Aircraft Corp

[edit] Aircraft Manufactured

Dirigibles

DAC-2C Glider

Gull G-1 Glider

TE-1

Lockheed-Detroit YP-24 (1931)

Sirius

Altair

Orion


[edit] Aircraft proposed, but never manufactured

Y1P-24

Y1A-9