Curtiss-Wright#Aircraft
{{short description|American manufacturer}}
{{about||the country music singer|Curtis Wright|the US government official|Curtis Wright IV}}{{Infobox company
| name = Curtiss-Wright Corporation
| logo = Curtiss-Wright logo.svg
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| type = Public
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list |{{nyse|CW}}|S&P 400 component}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Aerospace|Defense|Nuclear Power Generation|General Industrial}}
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| predecessor = {{Unbulleted list|Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company|Wright Aeronautical}}
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| founded = {{Start date|1929|7|5}} in Buffalo, New York, United States
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| hq_location_city = Davidson, North Carolina
| hq_location_country = United States
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Lynn Bamford (Chair and CEO)|Don R. Berlin|Frank Henry Russell}}
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| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|3.12 billion|link=yes}} (2024)
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$529 million (2024)
| net_income = {{increase}} US$405 million (2024)
| assets = {{increase}} US$4.99 billion (2024)
| equity = {{increase}} US$2.45 billion (2024)
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| num_employees = 8,800
| num_employees_year = 2024
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| website = {{URL|curtisswright.com}}
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The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000093041313000998/0000930413-13-000998-index.html|title=EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000930413-13-000998 }} Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II.
It no longer makes aircraft but still makes many related components, particularly actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and it provides surface-treatment services. It supplies equipment to the commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets. It makes parts for commercial and naval nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and oil- and gas-related machinery.
History
=Merger and expansion=
Curtiss-Wright formed on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York, and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio.{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.curtisswright.com/company/history |website=Curtiss-Wright |access-date=16 April 2020}} It was headquartered in Buffalo, New York. With $75 million in capital (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|0.075|1929|r=2}} billion in {{Inflation-year|US}}), it became the largest aviation company in the United States.
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| Companies Merged{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Keith |date=8 September 2017 |title=The Bronx Airport That Never Was |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/nyregion/the-bronx-airport-that-never-was.html |access-date=March 5, 2024 |magazine=The New York Times}}
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| {{Anchor|Wright Aeronautical Corp}}Wright Aeronautical Corp
|Hoyt |
| {{Anchor|Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co}}Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co
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| {{Anchor|Curtiss Airports Corp.}}Curtiss Airports Corp.
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| {{Anchor|Curtiss Flying Service}}Curtiss Flying Service
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| {{Anchor|Curtiss Aeroplane Export Co.}}Curtiss Aeroplane Export Co.
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| {{Anchor|Curtiss-Caproni Corp.}}Curtiss-Caproni Corp.
|Keys |
| {{Anchor|Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co.}}Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co.
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| {{Anchor|New York Air Terminals }}New York Air Terminals
|Hoyt |
| {{Anchor|N.Y. & Suburban Airlines}}N.Y. & Suburban Airlines
|Hoyt |
| {{Anchor|Keystone Aircraft Corp}}Keystone Aircraft Corp
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By September 1929, Curtiss-Wright had acquired the Moth Aircraft Corporation (which primarily built de Havilland Moth aircraft under licence) and the Travel Air Manufacturing Company.{{cite magazine |last=Grover |first=T. Allen |date=September 1929 |title=The Monthly Financial Review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5MrNJNkZ88C&pg=PA75 |magazine=Aeronautics |location=Chicago, Illinois |publisher=Aeronautical Publications |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=75, 86 |access-date=16 April 2020 }}{{cite news |title=Travel Air to Merge with Curtiss-Wright |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19290807&id=_XxYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,1137739 |access-date=16 April 2020 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |agency=AP |date=7 August 1929 |page=1}}
==Divisions==
There were three main divisions: the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced aircraft engines; and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured propellers. After 1929, most engines produced by the new company were known as Wrights. Existing aircraft continued using the Curtiss name, while new designs used either the Curtiss or Curtiss-Wright name, depending on which location they were designed by, with a few exceptions.
==Pre-World War II==
Throughout the 1930s, Curtiss-Wright designed and built aircraft for military, commercial, and private markets but it was the Wright engine division and the longstanding relationship with the U.S. military that helped the company through the difficult years of the Great Depression. Guy Vaughan was appointed president in 1935.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/11/22/archives/guy-vaughan-82-planemaker-dies-led-curtisswright-into-era-of-mass.html |title=GUY VAUGHAN, 82, PLANEMAKER, DIES; Led Curtiss-Wright Into Era of Mass Production |date=22 November 1966 |work=The New York Times}} In 1937, the company developed the P-36 fighter aircraft, resulting in the largest peacetime aircraft order ever given by the Army Air Corps. Curtiss-Wright also sold the P-36 abroad, where they were used in the early days of World War II.
==War production==
During World War II, Curtiss-Wright produced 142,840 aircraft engines, 146,468 electric propellers, and 29,269 airplanes. Curtiss-Wright employed 180,000 workers, and ranked second among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts, behind only General Motors.Peck, Merton J. & Scherer, Frederic M. The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis (1962) Harvard Business School p.619Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, p. 312, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6964-4}}.
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Aircraft production included almost 14,000 P-40 fighters, made famous by their use by Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers in China, over 3,000 C-46 Commando transport aircraft, and later in the war, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers. Its most visible success came with the P-40, variously known as the Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, and Warhawk, which were built between 1940 and 1944 at the main production facilities in Buffalo, New York. During the war, a second large plant was added at Buffalo, followed by new plants at Columbus, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; and Louisville, Kentucky. Engine and propeller production was at plants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
In May 1942, the U.S. government assigned Curtiss-Wright a defense production factory for wartime aircraft construction at Louisville, Kentucky, to produce C-76 Caravan cargo aircraft, which was constructed mostly of wood, a non-priority war material. After difficulties with the C-76, including a crash of a production model in mid-1943, as well as the realization that sufficient quantities of aluminum aircraft alloys would be available for war production, plans for large-scale C-76 production were rejected.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&q=c-76%20cancel%20aluminum%20airplane&pg=PA235|title=Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Factory|access-date=2010-06-04|year=2000|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0813128900}}
The Louisville plant was converted to C-46 Commando production, delivering 438 Commandos to supplement the roughly 2,500 C-46s produced at Buffalo. The C-46 cargo aircraft was fitted with two powerful radial engines and could fly at higher altitudes than most other Allied aircraft. Consequently, it was used extensively in the China-Burma-India Theater.
==Defective engines sold to U.S. military in World War II==
From 1941 to 1943, the Curtiss Aeronautical plant in Lockland, Ohio, produced aircraft engines under wartime contract, destined for installation in U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft.Meyers, Jeffrey, The Genius and the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe, University of Illinois Press, {{ISBN|978-0-252-03544-9}} (2009), pp. 92–93Clausen, Henry C., and Lee, Bruce, Pearl Harbor: Final Judgment, Da Capo Press, {{ISBN|0-306-81035-2}} (2001), pp. 56–58 Wright officials at Lockland insisted on high engine production levels, resulting in a significant percentage of engines that did not meet Army Air Forces (AAF) inspection standards. These defective engines were nevertheless approved by inspectors for shipment and installation in U.S. military aircraft. After investigation, it was later revealed that Wright company officials at Lockland had conspired with civilian technical advisers and Army inspection officers to approve substandard or defective aircraft engines for military use.
=Post–World War II=
==Demise of aircraft production==
Curtiss-Wright failed to make the transition to design and production of jet aircraft, despite several attempts. During the war, the company expended only small amounts on aircraft research and development, instead concentrating on incremental improvements in conventional aircraft already in wartime production. This was especially true in the first two years of the war. Curtiss' failure to research and develop more advanced wing and airframe designs provided an opening for North American, Bell, Lockheed, Northrop, and other U.S. aircraft manufacturers to win contracts from the Army and Navy for more advanced aircraft designs.
The P-60, the firm's last prop-driven fighter design, was merely an extrapolation of its 1930s P-36 Hawk, offering no advantage over other designs already in service. With the rapid development of jet engine technology and near-supersonic flight, this technological lag resulted in Curtiss losing a number of critical postwar military aircraft orders. The final nail in the coffin was the choice of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion over the XF-87 Blackhawk. After the F-87 was cancelled in October 1948, Curtiss-Wright shut down its entire Aeroplane Division and sold the assets to North American Aviation. Curtiss-Wright continued to occasionally venture back into the realm of designing aircraft, such as the TDU-12/B Skydart target drone and the X-19 tilt-rotor, but none of these amounted to anything and by the early 1960s Curtiss-Wright was no longer an aircraft manufacturer.
==Flight research==
While this marked Curtiss-Wright's departure from preeminence in the aviation industry, one notable spin-off involved Curtiss-Wright's flight research laboratory, founded in 1943 near the main plant at the Buffalo airport. During divestiture of the airframe division, the lab was given to Cornell University along with a cash gift to finish the construction of a transonic wind tunnel. Cornell Aeronautical Labs, or CAL as it was known, was eventually spun off from the university as a private company, Calspan Corporation, which has been responsible for numerous innovations in flight and safety research.
==Engine development==
After the government gave the development of the Whittle jet engine to GE, the company concentrated on reciprocating engines and propeller production for military transport and civilian airliners. With the twilight of the big piston aircraft engine, Curtiss-Wright needed a new design direction, and in 1950, Curtiss-Wright licensed the Sapphire jet engine from Armstrong Siddeley in the U.K and manufactured it as the Wright J65. It powered models of the Martin B-57, and several U.S. fighter aircraft. Subsequent derivative engines were late and did not find substantial markets.
Curtiss-Wright briefly licensed rights to the Wankel rotary engine from NSU in 1958 as a possible aircraft power plant. For this project, Curtiss-Wright relied on the design leadership of NSU-Wankel engineer Max Bentele.
==Flight simulators==
In 1954, United Airlines bought four Curtiss-Wright flight simulators at a cost of $3 million. These simulators were unlike earlier ones produced in the late 1940s for airliners but now included visuals, sound, and movement. They were the first of today's modern flight simulators for commercial aircraft.[https://books.google.com/books?id=AeADAAAAMBAJ&dq=1954+Popular+Mechanics+January&pg=PA87 "Airline Pilots Fly Anywhere in the world – Without Leaving the Ground."] Popular Mechanics, August 1954, p. 87.
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==Business diversification and acquisition strategy==
In 1956, financially strapped automaker Studebaker-Packard Corporation entered into a management agreement with Curtiss-Wright to allow the nation's fifth-largest automobile manufacturer to avoid insolvency. The relationship lasted until 1959 at which time Curtiss-Wright withdrew from the agreement. The shift of civilian aircraft to jets left the company with little of its old business, and during the 1960s it shifted to components for aircraft and other types of equipment, such as nuclear submarines, a business that continues today.
In 2002, Curtiss-Wright acquired Penny & Giles, a supplier of black boxes and sensing devices (Hybrid linear, hybrid rotary and VRVT sensors).PR Newswire. (1 April 2002) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2002/Curtiss-Wright-Completes-Acquisition-of-Spirents-Sensor-and-Control-Assets/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Complete Acquisition of Spirent's Sensor and Control Assets]". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
In 2003, Curtiss-Wright acquired Systran Corporation, a supplier of specialized data communications products for real-time systems, primarily for the aerospace and defense, industrial automation and medical image markets.{{Cite web|url=http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2003/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-Systran-Corporation/default.aspx|title=Curtiss-Wright Acquires Systran Corporation|website=www.curtisswright.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-06-06}} The acquisition also reintroduced Curtiss-Wright to Dayton, Ohio.
In 2010, Curtiss-Wright acquired Hybricon Corporation for $19 million in cash. Hybricon is a supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, and provides electronic subsystem integration.Curtiss-Wright Corporation. (27 May 2010) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2010/Curtiss-Wright-to-Acquire-Hybricon-Corporation/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright to acquire Hybricon Corporation]". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
In 2011, Curtiss-Wright acquired Ireland-based Acra Control for $61 million in cash. Acra Control is a supplier of data acquisition systems and networks, data recorders, and telemetry ground stations for both defense and commercial aerospace markets.Ryan, Jim (28 July 2011) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2011/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-ACRA-Control-Ltd/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Acquires Acra Control LTD]" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
At the beginning of 2013, Curtiss-Wright acquired Exlar Corporation for $85 million in cash. Exlar, a private company, is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electric actuators used in motion control solutions in industrial and military markets. The acquired business will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment.Ryan, Jim (2 January 2013) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2013/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-Exlar-Corporation/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Acquires Exlar Corporation]" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015. In October 2013, Curtiss-Wright completed the acquisition of the Parvus Corporation, a business unit of Eurotech S.p.A., for $38 million. Parvus is a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged small form factor computers and communications subsystems for the aerospace, defense, homeland security, and industrial markets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/12053816/1/curtiss-wright-acquires-parvus-corporation.html|title=Curtiss-Wright Acquires Parvus Corporation|last=GlobeNewswire|date=2013-10-01|work=TheStreet|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816125916/https://www.thestreet.com/story/12053816/1/curtiss-wright-acquires-parvus-corporation.html|archive-date=2018-08-16|url-status=dead}}
Curtiss-Wright acquired military communications equipment supplier Pacific Star Communications for $400 million, on November 2, 2020.{{cite web |last=Davidson |first=N.C. |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/curtiss-wright-completes-acquisition-of-pacific-star-communications-inc.-2020-11-02 |title=Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of Pacific Star Communications, Inc. |date=November 2, 2020 |publisher=Nasdaq |agency=Business Wire |access-date=2021-11-10}}{{Cite web|title=Curtiss-Wright to buy communications firm PacStar|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/curtiss-wright-to-buy-communications-firm-pacstar|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Janes.com|language=en}}
Curtiss-Wright Corporation finalized the acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC (901D) for $132 million in cash. Designing and manufacturing electronic systems, subsystems, and shipboard enclosures, 901D is a contributor to major U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs including both nuclear and non-nuclear powered vessels.{{Cite web |title=Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC |url=https://curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2020/Curtiss-Wright-Completes-Acquisition-of-901D-Holdings-LLC/default.aspx |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=curtisswright.com |language=en-CA}}
In February 2020, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) completed the acquisition of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd. ("Dyna-Flo") for $81 million in cash.{{Cite web |last=Gowling WLG |date=2020 |title=CURTISS-WRIGHT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF DYNA-FLO |url=https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/client-work/2020/curtiss-wright-completes-acquisition/}}
In January 2022, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) announced an agreement to acquire assets from Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA), a move aimed at expanding its presence in the military aircraft emergency arresting systems sector. SAA, a subsidiary of Safran Aerosystems, specializes in designing and manufacturing aircraft emergency arresting systems and will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Naval & Power segment post-acquisition. The completion of the acquisition, valued at $240 million, is contingent on regulatory approval and other closing conditions, with expectations for finalization in the third quarter of 2022. The strategic acquisition of SAA is part of Curtiss-Wright's efforts to enhance growth prospects and diversify its product portfolio. With an anticipated positive impact on CW's earnings, the $240 million transaction is projected to contribute to a robust free cash flow conversion rate exceeding 100%, signaling a favorable liquidity position for the company in the future.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Curtiss-Wright (CW) to Buy Safran Aerosystems' Arm for $240M |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-cw-buy-safran-141002585.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
In November 2022, CW has finalized the acquisition of Keronite Group Limited, involving a cash transaction of $35 million. This strategic move is expected to enhance Curtiss-Wright's capabilities in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation ("PEO") surface treatment services. Operating within Curtiss-Wright's Aerospace & Industrial segment, the acquisition is projected to have a neutral impact on the company's earnings in the initial year. It is anticipated to yield a 100% free cash flow conversion rate, underscoring the robust liquidity position. This strengthened financial position can be leveraged for profitable and revenue-generating strategies.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Curtiss-Wright (CW) Completes the Acquisition of Keronite Group |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-cw-completes-acquisition-154503285.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
Products
=Aircraft=
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| Model name
! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
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| align=left| Curtiss Bleeker SX-5-1 Helicopter
|align=center| 1926 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Experimental single engine helicopter |
| align=left| Curtiss Teal
|align=center| |align=center| 2 |align=left| Single engine monoplane flying boat |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright Junior
|align=center| 1930 |align=center| ~270 |align=left| Single engine monoplane sport airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-3 Duckling
|align=center| 1931 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Single engine monoplane flying boat |
| align=left| Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk
|align=center| 1931 |align=center| 7+ |align=left| Single engine biplane parasite fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss A-8
|align=center| 1931 |align=center| 13 |align=left| Single engine monoplane attack airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-15
|align=center| 1931 |align=center| 15 |align=left| Single engine cabin monoplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-16
|align=center| |align=center| 22 or 23 |align=left| Single engine biplane trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-17
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Single engine biplane |
| align=left| Curtiss O-40 Raven
|align=center| 1932 |align=center| 5 |align=left| Single engine biplane observation airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss F11C Goshawk
|align=center| 1932 |align=center| 30 |align=left| Single engine biplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-31 Swift
|align=center| 1932 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss YA-10 Shrike
|align=center| 1932 |align=center| 2 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane attack airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss T-32 Condor II
|align=center| 1933 |align=center| 45 |align=left| Twin engine biplane airliner |
| align=left| Curtiss BF2C Goshawk
|align=center| |align=center| 166 |align=left| Single engine biplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-6
|align=center| |align=center| 8 |align=left| Single engine cabin monoplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-12
|align=center| |align=center| 40 or 41 |align=left| Single engine biplane trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey
|align=center| |align=center| 38+ |align=left| Single engine biplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-19
|align=center| |align=center| ~43 |align=left| Single engine monoplane attack airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss XF13C
|align=center| 1934 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss SOC Seagull
|align=center| 1934 |align=center| 258 |align=left| Single engine biplane scout floatplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CA-1
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Single engine biplane flying boat |
| align=left| Curtiss P-36 Hawk
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 1115 |align=left| Single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss A-12 Shrike
|align=center| |align=center| 46 |align=left| Single engine monoplane attack airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss XA-14
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype twin engine monoplane attack airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss A-18 Shrike
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 13 |align=left| Twin engine attack monoplane airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss SBC Helldiver
|align=center| 1935 |align=center| 257 |align=left| Single engine biplane dive bomber |
| align=left| Curtiss P-37
|align=center| 1937 |align=center| 14 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-21
|align=center| 1938 |align=center| 62 |align=left| Single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
|align=center| 1938 |align=center| 13738 |align=left| Single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-42
|align=center| 1939 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss SO3C Seamew
|align=center| 1939 |align=center| 795 |align=left| Single engine monoplane scout floatplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-22
|align=center| 1940 |align=center| ~442 |align=left| Single engine monoplane trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-23
|align=center| |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss C-46 Commando
|align=center| 1940 |align=center| 3181 |align=left| Twin engine monoplane cargo airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss O-52 Owl
|align=center| 1940 |align=center| 203 |align=left| Single engine monoplane observation airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
|align=center| 1940 |align=center| 7140 |align=left| Single engine monoplane dive bomber |
| align=left| Curtiss AT-9
|align=center| 1941 |align=center| 792 |align=left| Twin engine monoplane trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-46
|align=center| 1941 |align=center| 2 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss P-60
|align=center| 1941 |align=center| 4 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan
|align=center| 1943 |align=center| 25 |align=left| Twin engine monoplane cargo airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
|align=center| 1943 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-62
|align=center| 1943 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss SC Seahawk
|align=center| 1944 |align=center| 577 |align=left| Single engine monoplane scout floatplane |
| align=left| Curtiss XF14C
|align=center| 1944 |align=center| 1 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XBTC
|align=center| 1945 |align=center| 2 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane torpedo bomber |
| align=left| Curtiss XF15C
|align=center| 1945 |align=center| 3 |align=left| Prototype mixed propulsion monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XBT2C
|align=center| 1945 |align=center| 9 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane torpedo bomber |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk
|align=center| 1948 |align=center| 2 |align=left| Four engine jet monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright X-19
|align=center| 1963 |align=center| 2 |align=left| Experimental twin engine tiltrotor airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright VZ-7
|align=center| |align=center| 2 |align=left| Experimental single engine helicopter |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-2
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt two-seat monoplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-5
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt cargo airplane |
| align=left| Curtiss-Wright CW-18
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt two-seat trainer |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-53
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 2 |align=left| Prototype single engine monoplane fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XP-71
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt twin engine monoplane heavy fighter |
| align=left| Curtiss XSB3C
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt single engine monoplane dive bomber |
| align=left| Curtiss KD2C Skeet
|align=center| 1947 |align=center| |align=left| Target drone |
| align=left| Curtiss CW-32
|align=center| N/A |align=center| 0 |align=left| Unbuilt four-engine transport{{cite magazine |title=Curtiss-Wright Plans New Cargo Transport |magazine=Aviation News |date=24 November 1946 |volume=6 |issue=22 |page=10 |url=http://archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1946-11-25/page/n5 |accessdate=27 October 2021}}{{Failed verification|date=October 2021}} |
=Curtiss Electric propellers=
As well as manufacturing engines, a range of electrically actuated constant speed three- and four-bladed propellers were manufactured under the name Curtiss Electric.{{Cite web|url=http://www.enginehistory.org/propellers.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105060046/http://enginehistory.org/propellers.htm|url-status=dead|title=Curtiss Electric Propeller|archive-date=November 5, 2007}}
= Albert Kahn =
Albert Kahn Associates designed several industrial buildings for the Curtiss Wright Corporation,{{Cite book |last=Albert Kahn Associated Architects and Engineers, Inc. |title=Architecture |publisher=Architectural Catalog Company, Inc. |year=1948 |location=New York |pages=159 |language=English}} including plants in Beaver, PA; Buffalo, NY; Caldwell, NJ; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Kenmore, NY; Louisville, KY and St. Louis, MO. Albert Kahn's personal working library, the [https://libguides.ltu.edu/c.php?g=816846&p=5844692 Albert Kahn Library Collection], is housed at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.
See also
- United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., a 1936 U.S. Supreme Court case about the role of the President in foreign relations.
- George Conrad Westervelt
- Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute in Glendale, California
References
=Notes=
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=Bibliography=
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- Bowers, Peter M. Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1979. {{ISBN|0-370-10029-8}}.
- Eltscher, Louis R. and Young, Edward M. Curtiss-Wright{{spaced ndash}}Greatness and Decline. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1998. {{ISBN|0-8057-9829-3}}.
- {{cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition|year=2006|publisher=Sutton Publishing Limited|location=Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK|isbn=0-7509-4479-X}}
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External links
- {{official website|curtisswright.com}}
- [https://www.curtisswrightds.com/ Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218125537/http://www.cwfc.com/ Curtiss-Wright Flow Control website]
- [http://www.cw-industrial.com Curtiss-Wright Industrial website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151023004642/http://www.curtisswright.com/organization/commercial-industrial/sensors-and-controls/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Sensors & Controls website]
- [http://www.cwst.com/ Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511185648/http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Curtiss/Aero2.htm The Glenn Curtiss Companies: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commemoration]
- [http://buffaloah.com/h/aero/aero.html History of the Aerospace Industry in Buffalo, NY]
- [https://archive.org/details/1940CurtissWrightBuffaloNYHandbook 1940 Curtiss Wright Buffalo NY Handbook – Internet Archive]
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