McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1939 |
| resolution | 1967 |
| Reason for dissolution | Merger with the Douglas Aircraft Company to become McDonnell Douglas |
| Seat | St. Louis , Missouri , USA |
| Branch | Aerospace Engineering |
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer from St. Louis , Missouri . It was founded in 1939 by James Smith McDonnell and merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to become McDonnell Douglas in 1967 .
history
James Smith McDonnell was a graduate of MIT and founded JS McDonnell & Associates in Milwaukee , Wisconsin in 1928 . He wanted to produce aircraft for private use. The economic crisis of 1929 ruined his company. He found accommodation with the aircraft manufacturer Martin . In 1939 he went into business again and founded the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, this time near St. Louis, Missouri.
During the Second World War , the company profited from arms contracts. After the war, McDonnell began developing smaller jets based on the successful FH-1 Phantom . Other successful models for the US Navy were the McDonnell F2H Banshee, McDonnell F3H Demon and McDonnell F-101 Voodoo. After the Korean War , McDonnell won a major order for the F-4 Phantom II in 1958 .
Furthermore, McDonnell got into the new rocket business. In the US space program, the company became prime contractor for the Mercury and Gemini programs .
In 1967 McDonnell merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to become McDonnell Douglas , see more there.
Products
- TD2D / KDD / KDH drone
- XP-67 Bat
- FH phantom
- F2H Banshee
- F3H Demon
- F4H / F-4 Phantom II
- XF-85 Goblin
- XF-88 Voodoo
- F-101 Voodoo
- McDonnell 119/220
- XV-1
- XH-20 Little Henry
- XHJD-1 Whirlaway
- Mercury program
- Gemini program