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Stroukoff Aircraft Corporation
Stroukoff Aircraft was an American manufacturer of experimental military transport aircraft, established in 1954 by Michael Stroukoff. Successor to Chase Aircraft, the company specialised in developing advanced variants of the C-123 Provider; however, none of the company's designs attracted a production order, and the company folded in 1959. Founding During the late 1940s, Ukrainian émigré Michael Stroukoff designed the Chase XG-20, XG-20 for Chase Aircraft, the largest glider ever built in the United States. Modified into the C-123 Provider,Andrade 1979, p. 87. the aircraft had won a contract for production from the United States Air Force, 49% of Chase being acquired by Kaiser-Frazier to produce the aircraft at the latter company's Willow Run facility. However, a scandal involving Kaiser resulted in the C-123 contract being cancelled;''Life'' July 6, 1953, p.22 with Kaiser having bought out the remainder of Chase and dissolving the company, Stroukoff acquired the company's fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1954: Events * The United States Navy adopts the probe-and-drogue aerial refuelling system. January * January 6 – A Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta T3 carrying a rugby team crashes at Albury, Hertfordshire, England, in bad weather, killing 16 of the 17 people on board. * January 10 ** A de Havilland Comet 1, operating BOAC Flight 781, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea near Elba following fatigue failure, killing all 35 people aboard. Australian broadcast journalist Chester Wilmot is among the dead. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Italian history at the time. ** A chartered Grumman G-73 Mallard flying boat (registration N4949N) crashes due to atmospheric icing into woods along the north shore of Wallace Lake, southeast of Shreveport, Louisiana, while on approach to Shreveport Regional Airport, killing al 12 people on board. Thomas Elmer Braniff, co-founder of Braniff Airways, is among the dead. * January 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
