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Carstedt Inc., Long Beach, produced Jet Liner 600, stretched 19-passenger turboprop conversion of D.H.104 Dove, flown 1966.
CARTERCOPTERS LLC Company founded in 1994 by Jay Carter, who previously worked on design of the Bell XV-15 tiltrotor. CarterCopters has produced a flying prototype of what in anticipates will…
Long-lived programme for small racer, Cassutt Special I flown by airline captain Tom Cassutt 1954; won National championship 1958. In 1959 he completed even smaller Special II. In 1979 Cassutts…
Cavalier Aircraft Corp. succeeded Trans-Florida 1967, taking over same business and facilities. Developed P-51 Mustang into Cavalier 2000 2-seater with tip tanks. Under USAF contract built F-51D Mustangs for MAP…
Cavenaugh Aviation, Houston, Texas, produces Cargoliner conversions of Mitsubishi MU-2/Marquise.
Central States Aero Co. Inc. formed Davenport, Iowa, January 1927, to produce Monocoupe small side-by-side cabin monoplane designed by Don A. Luscombe. Trickle-built with 60-hp Air Cat 5-cylinder engine, a…
CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY (Subsidiary of Textron Inc) Founded by late Clyde V Cessna 1911; incorporated 7 September 1927; acquired by General Dynamics as wholly owned subsidiary 1985; acquisition by Textron…
Russell Chambers built R-1 Chambermaid race 1938, with Menasco Pirate, retractable gear and 13ft 8in span.
Champion Aircraft Corp. formed at Osceola, Wisconsin, to build Model 7 Champion 2-seater, rights being purchased from Aeronca June 1954. Led to Traveler, Tri-Traveler, Sky-Trac, Challenger, Citabria and twin-engined Lancer.…
In August 1982 B&B Aviation purchased rights to Champion aircraft from Bellanca. Company then renamed Champion Aircraft Co. Inc. Tomball, Texas, produced Citabia, Decathlon and Scout to 1985.
Chase Aircraft Co., Trenton, NJ, formed 1943 to build assault gliders. In 1946 began building 2 all-metal XCG-18A gliders. These led to 5 YC-18As, 1 of which was converted into…
Chris Tena Aircraft Association built Mini Coupe (6 September 1971), kits and plans marketed; became Sport Air Craft 1978.
Christen Industries occupies former Pitts facilities at Afton, Wyoming, building full Pitts range plus A-1 Husky 2-seat utility. Aviat Aircraft Inc acquired Christen Industries in 1991 and production and type…
Dr William W. Christmas had medical practice but is famous-rather, notorious-for aircraft with flexible cantilever wings emulating those of birds. First aircraft allegedly flown September 1907 (burned later to protect…
Chrysler Technologies Airborne Systems produce major multisensor surveillance and special-mission aircraft; prime contractor for C-27A Spartan (based on Alenia G222). See also Electrospace.
Jim Church, designer of ag-machinery and elevators, used Heath Parasol as basis for mid-wing racers (about 4, 1928-9), with Heath Henderson engine (uprated) and spats.
CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION Founded 1984 by Klapmeier brothers. Previously engaged in production of kits, (ST-50 and VK-30), Cirrus is concentrating on fully certified factory-built aircraft. Current products are SR20 and…
Clark Aircraft, at Marshall, Texas, flew Clark 1000 ag-biplane March 1956, redesignated Model 12 in 1960.
Formed by Clyde and Eldon Cessna during Depression 1931-3, rented space from Stearman to build advanced midget racers.
This Nashville, Tennessee, company specializes in performance conversions of private aircraft, starting with Navajo 1980.
Gilbert Colgate's company at Amityville succeeded Spencer-Larsen in developing amphibian redesignated CL-15, but work stopped 1942 by war.
Collins Radio Co. at Cedar Rapids had various advanced/unconventional aircraft ideas, only one to fly being X-112 Aerofoil Boat ram-wing ground-effect aircraft 1963.
Colonial Aircraft Corp., Sanford, Maine, formed 1946 to build Skimmer amphibian; 2/3-seat C-1 certificated 1955, 4-seat C-2 followed 1957, 17 of latter delivered 1959, rights then sold to Lake. Colonial…
Commadaire Aircraft Co., Little Rock, ARK, built Little Rocket racer (uprated Cirrus), won 1930 Cirrus Derby.
Formed July 1928 by renaming Arkansas Aircraft, Command-Aire Inc. continued production of biplane of same name until late 1930.
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