Aero-Flight
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The Aero-Flight Aircraft Corporation was founded by ex-Curtiss employee James Nagamatsu at Buffalo, New York
in 1946
to produce a two-seat light aircraft, the Streak
. However, due to the post-war saturation of the light aircraft market, the company was unable to generate any interest in the product and ceased business in 1953
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in 1946
1946 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1946:- Events :* The American Section of the International League of Aviators resurrects the National Trophy, a Harmon Trophy awarded from 1926 to 1938 to the outstanding aviator of the year in each of the 21 member countries of the now-defunct League...
to produce a two-seat light aircraft, the Streak
Aero-Flight Streak
The Aero-Flight Streak was an American two-seat light aircraft built in 1946 by Aero-Flight Aircraft Corporation at Buffalo, New York. Advanced for its time, it was of all-metal construction with tricycle undercarriage, and accommodated the pilot and passenger in tandem beneath a sliding, bubble...
. However, due to the post-war saturation of the light aircraft market, the company was unable to generate any interest in the product and ceased business in 1953
1953 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1953:- Events :*The first year in which the world's airlines carried more than 50 million people*Argentina initiates a study of the feasibility of converting either a cargo ship or a heavy cruiser into an aircraft carrier in an Argentine shipyard....