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The Temco D-16 is a 1950s twin engine civil aircraft from the United States. It was produced by conversion of a Ryan Navion to replace its single engine with two wing-mounted engines. It is commonly known as the Twin Navion , although that name is also often applied to a later similar conversion, the Camair 480 .
The Martin Company designated the following quantities for the airlines (though not all were built), listed by Martin Model number: [citation needed] 2-0-2 twin engine prototype: 3, in 1946 2-0-2FL twin engine commercial transport, Chile: 4, in 1947 2-0-2NW twin engine commercial transport, Northwest Airlines: 25, in 1947 2-0-2LAV
The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of twin-engined utility aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for small cargo and feeder airlines, and as a corporate aircraft. Production ran from 1967 to 1984. It was license-built in a number of Latin American countries.
The Camair Twin Navion was a civil utility aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s by converting single-engine Ryan Navions to twin-engine power. It had been one of two programs to improve the performance of the otherwise-pleasing Navion that was generally considered to be underpowered.
McCulloch emigrated to the US in 1927 and worked for a small machining company before joining the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation. The company was "flipped" a number of times during the Great Depression , first becoming Fokker Aircraft of America, then General Aviation, and finally North American Aviation (NAA), where McCulloch rose to become ...
In 1967, Boeing introduced another short- and medium-range airliner, the twin-engine 737. It has since become the best-selling commercial jet aircraft in aviation history. [28] Several versions have been developed, mainly to increase seating capacity and range. The 737 remains in production as of January 2024 with the latest 737 MAX series.
During August 2004, the DA42 Twin Star piloted by Gérard Guillaumaud became the first diesel-powered fixed-wing aircraft to perform a non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic, taking 12.5 hours while operating with an average fuel consumption of 21.73 litres (4.78 imp gal; 5.74 US gal) per hour (10.86 litres (2.39 imp gal; 2.87 US gal) per hour ...
By August 2014 the company had laid off a "substantial" number of production workers due to slow aircraft sales. As a result of US$635,000 in city and state incentives Eclipse Aerospace has an obligation to hire 100 new workers by the end of 2015. [42] 2015. The company merged with turboprop-maker Kestrel Aircraft to form One Aviation in April ...