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Frank N. Piasecki formed company 1941 as PV Engineering Forum, incorporated in Pennsylvania 1943, making parts for PBY and for radars. Increasing design effort devoted to single-seat experimental helicopter, PV-2…
Bernard H. Pietenpol Air Camper tandem-seat parasol monoplane (1929) led to numerous homebuilts, including improved GN-1 by John W. Grega and Elmer Niebecker (November 1965). Donald Pietenpol continues to market…
After USA joined war April 1917 George N. Albree designed monoplane fighter (100-hp Gnome) in style of Fokker Eindecker of 1914; 2 built by Pigeon Hollow Spar Co., East Boston,…
Short-lived Pilgrim Manufacturing gave name to several high-wing transports 1927-8, biggest a 10-seater which became Fairchild F-100 in 1929. After Avco takeover this came briefly under American Airplane & Engine…
Pioneer Aircraft Corp. produced small numbers of single-seat Pioneer Sport biplane with 40-hp Pioneer engine.
THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC In July 1995, after Piper had stabilised its financial position during four years of Chapter 11 protection, the US Bankruptcy Court approved a new reorganisation…
Formed by John R. and William H. Piper 17 November 1989 at Lock Haven as subsidiary of Romeo Charlie Inc., intending to build Navajo Chieftain and possibly SwiftFury (see LoPresti),…
Harold F. Pitcairn, of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, was air enthusiast from 1915. In 1925 he hired brilliant Agnew Larsen to design for awakening civil market. Resulting Fleetwing biplane (7 November…
Pitcairn imported Avro-built Cierva C.8W autogyro January 1929 and set up Pitcairn Autogiro Co., Willow Grove, PA. Larsen left, replaced by Paul E. Hovgard, producing PCA-1, similar to C.8W, PCA-2…
Curtiss Pitts built Samson 450-hp racer 1945 followed by several Formula racers, but famous aerobatic biplanes began with 190 Special Little Stinker for Betty Skelton (1947). Built several more, and…
Pittsburgh Metal Airplane Co. took over Thaden 1929 but were themselves bought 1931 by Metalair.
Platt-Le Page Aircraft Co. formed about 1941 at Eddystone, PA, producing XR-1 (USAAF 41-1) and -1A (42-6581) helicopters with side-by-side rotors.
Paul H. Poberezny, president of EAA, produced series of homebuilts including Little Poop Deck 1957, Little Audrey 1958 and Pober Sport (1959), latter making 13,000-mile flight to 72 US cities…
Polliwagen Inc. have sold over 2,000 sets of plans for fast all-composites 2-seater (July 1977).
Porsche founded a US subsidiary 1986 at Galesburg, Illinois, to re-engine Cessna Skylanes and Skyhawks with its PFM 3200 aero engine. Scheme abandoned 1988 when engine discontinued.
In 1934 E.E. Porterfield, former president of American Eagle Aircraft, formed Porterfield Aircraft Corp. at Kansas City. At about same time students at Wyandotte High School built Wyandotte Pup 2-seat…
Powell Aircraft, Detroit, formed by Prof. C.H. Powell (ex-NPL Teddington), producing light biplane with 32-hp Bristol Cherub (7 June 1925).
John C. Powell, former Cdr. USN, had sold 600 sets of plans for P-70 Acey Ducey parasol 2-seater (20 June 1970) by 1986, some being seaplanes.
Produced Mini Master 2-seater with twin tail booms (push/pull Rotax), markets plans N. America, international marketing by Sonoran Aviation, Scottsdale, AZ.
PRECISION TECH AIRCRAFT INC Precision Tech took over manufacture and distribution rights for the Ferguson F-II from its designer during 1999.
San Antonio company formed to resurrect Interceptor 400A pressurized turboprop 4-seater (ex-Myers, Aero Commander and Interceptor).
PROSPORT AVIATION Prosport has acquired the rights to the Freebird from Freebird, and also markets the Sportlite 103 ultralight.
Redding, CA, Prowler Aviation Inc. flew prototype Morse 364P Prowler 17 March 1985. Tandem-seat fighter-like aircraft to be marketed with 350-hp Chevrolet, giving 300+ mph.
Prudden-San Diego Airplane Co. established in that city 10 November 1927 to build TM-1 6-passenger monoplane (3 x 120-hp Ryan-built Siemens SH.12) and Super TM-1 (with nose engine a 200-hp…
Donald J. Wheeler won Popular Science competition for personal aircraft with Wheelair IIIA 4-seater (pusher 190-hp Lycoming); Puget Pacific Planes Inc. formed at Tacoma, prototype tested late 1947.
PULSAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Pulsar Aircraft Corporation acquired rights to Pulsar series of light aircraft from SkyStar in July 1999 and announced the Super Pulsar 100, based on the Pulsar III,…
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp., Moline, Illinois, market single-seat Challenger and 2-seat Challenger II certificated as micros or as FAA Experimental depending on engine chosen. Many options including floats.
Questair Inc., Greensboro, NC, produced Venture side-by-side long-range tourer, 288-mph cruise (1 July 1987).
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