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James Wedell was principal of Wedell-Williams Air Service Corp., Patterson, Louisiana, fixed-base operator. Built succession of low-wing braced monoplane racers 1928-33, notably 1930 Cirrus Racer, NR-54Y (Wasp) for Roscoe Turner…
Really micros, but classic design (reminiscent of 1907 Demoiselle) was 23rd by John F. Chotia; formed Weedhopper of Utah 1978—85, over 600 kits supplied, assets taken over by Weedhopper Inc.,…
F. Weick did not form company but took out several patents for foolproof aeroplane unable to stall/spin. In 1933 built W-1, modified 1935 as W-1A, high-wing twin-boom 2-seat, pusher Pobjoy,…
Orin Welch built training biplanes (about 10) for his W. Virginia flying school 1927-30. Then moved to South Bend, Indiana, to produce simplest 2-seater; result, about 65 OW high-wing cabin…
George T. Welsh, Long Beach, built small run of Model A Welsh Rabbit (12 November 1965) high-wing cabin single-seater, followed by Model B 2-seat version with nosewheel instead of tailwheel.
Wendt Aircraft Corp. registered January 1939 in New York to build W-2 Swift high-wing 2-seater (90-hp Le Blond or Warner Scarab Junior), radial often retrofitted.
Wendt Aircraft Engineering, La Mesa, CA, produced WH-1 Traveler low-wing tandem 2-seat cabin monoplane (15 March 1972); 70 sets of plans sold by 1980.
Joseph K. Wesley, Somerset, KY, built 15ft-span Special sport biplane (25 November 1957).
West Virginia Aircraft Co. formed at Wheeling 1919, produced at least 3 C-3 3-seat triplanes (150-hp Wright-Hispano).
Western Aircraft Corp., San Antonio, TX, produced Westair 204 high-speed 4-seater (November 1982), kits marketed.
Western Airplane Corp. formed at Chicago 1929 to build yet another 3-seat biplane with OX-5 engine.
Oregon company which since 1986 has marketed Hawk, modified from McDD 500D helicopters.
World Flight Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, formed by James Bede to develop BD-2 Love One (see Javelin) and attempt round-world non-stop.
Vascoe Whatley Jr., S. Carolina, built Special single-seat open biplane based on Gere Sport (23 June 1981).
Ken Wheeler formed Wheeler Aircraft Co. to build Express high-speed 4-seater, even prototype built from kit of pre-moulded parts (28 July 1987). Company restructured as Wheeler Technology Inc., Washington, marketing…
White Aircraft Co. formed by Burd S. and Harold L. White, Des Moines, Iowa, 1917, engaged in subcontract and repair, but produced Humming Bird 2/3-seat biplane 1926.
White Aircraft Inc. formed 1939 at Buffalo, NY, by Donald G. White to produce modified (ex-Argonaut) Pirate.
E. Marshall White, Huntington Beach, CA, produced Der Jäger single-seat sport biplane (7 September 1969), 100+ flying.
White Lightning Aircraft Corp. formed S. Carolina to produce high-speed 4-seater of that name (8 March 1986); despite graphite/glassfibre structure 39 aircraft and 32 kits by January 1992.
Whittlesey Manufacturing Co. formed August 1929 at Bridgeport, Connecticut, to build Avro Avian, but only C.12 before Depression.
Fritz Wigal, Jackson, Tennessee, built autogyro with tractor propeller which, hinged to blow on main rotor, spun latter up to speed.
Fabulous one-eyed aviator merely lent his name to the Wiley Post Aircraft Corp., formed 1935 at Oklahoma City to produce simple 2-seat biplane (designed and prototype built by Straughan) with…
George W. Williams credited with light monoplane 1908, formed Texas Aero Manufacturing Co. at Temple, TX, 1911, reorganized about 1920 as George Williams Airplane and Mfg Co., produced several Texas…
Williams Research, mass-producer of small turbojet and turbofan engines, built Bell-developed Jet Flying Belt and other personal lift devices, including Wasp (Williams Aerial Systems Platform) flying 2 men on single…
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