Wright Aeronautical (1919–1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey. It was the successor corporation to Wright-Martin.

History

thumb|Wright Aeronautical building, November 2014

In 1916, the Wright brothers' original aviation firm, the Wright Company, merged with Glenn L. Martin's firm, the Glenn L. Martin Company of California, to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation. In November 1920, an airplane with a 300-horsepower Wright engine came in second place in the first Pulitzer Trophy Race in Long Island, New York. Lawrance became a vice president of Wright. Wright engines were also used by other famed aviators, including Richard E. Byrd, Clarence Chamberlin, and Amelia Earhart. They made some 75,000 engines for the North American B-25, the Boeing B-17, and other aircraft.

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|Wright B

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| align="center" |V-4

| align="center" |75

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|Wright H

|1920

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| align="center" |300

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|Wright H-3 Super Fighter

|Before 1921

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| align="center" |360

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|Wright L-4 Gale

|circa 1923

| align="center" |R-3

| align="center" |60

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| align="left" | Wright R-1670 Whirlwind

|circa 1935

| align="center" | R-14

| align="center" | 800

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| align="left" | Wright R-2160 Tornado

|1940

| align="center" | R-42

| align="center" | 2,350

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| align="left" | Wright R-2600

|1937

| align="center" | R-14

| align="center" | 1,750

|air

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| align="left" | Wright R-3350 Cyclone

|1937

| align="center" | R-18

| align="center" | 2,200

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| align="left" | Wright R-4090 Cyclone

|1940s

| align="center" | R-22

| align="center" | 3,000

|air

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|Wright T

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|align=center|V-12

|align=center|525

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|Wright V-1560

|1929 – 1930

| align="center" |V-12

| align="center" |600

|air

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|Wright Morehouse WM-80

|1926

| align="center" |O-2

| align="center" |29

|air

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| align="left" | Wright J67

|1950s, not produced

| align="center" | Turbojet

| align="center" | est. 15,000 lbf

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|Wright TJ32

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| align="left" | Wright TJ38 Zephur

|not produced

| align="center" | Turbojet

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See also

  • Wright Company
  • Curtiss-Wright

References

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