Atlantic Aircraft
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Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, also known as Fokker-America and Atlantic-Fokker, was a US subsidiary of the Dutch Fokker
Company, responsible for sales and information about Fokker imports, and eventually constructing various Fokker designs.
had established the Netherlands Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Amsterdam as his American sales office. The company's representatives were Robert B.C. Noorduyn
and Frits Cremer. They successfully sold aircraft imported from Europe in the United States. But Fokkers typical construction of wooden wings and a steel-tube fusele, both covered with fabric, also attracted the attention of the US Army. This resulted in an order to equip their De Havilland DH.4s with steel fuselages. The only restriction was that these had to be manufactured in the United States, therefore Fokker founded the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in May 1924
. The company was based in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
and Teterboro, New Jersey
. Lorillard Spencer
became the president and Robert B.C. Noorduyn the General Manager.
The Netherlands Aircraft Manufacturing Company was succeeded by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation which held the license rights of the Fokker designs and remained responsible for selling the aircraft from the Dutch Fokker factory. In September 1925 the Fokker Aircraft Corporation took over the stocks and orders of the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, which then become a full subsidiary of it. In 1925 the company also began to manufacture one of Noorduyn's own designs, the Fokker Universal
.
In 1927 the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America was founded, which took over the Fokker Aircraft Corporation. A factory at Passaic
, New Jersey, was added in 1927, and another at Glen Dale, West Virginia
in August 1928. Although the company had changed its name, many of its products continued to be referred to as "Atlantic" or "Atlantic Fokker" for some years.
Fokker Aircraft Company of America became a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation which acquired a 40 percent holding in May 1929, but ended operations the following year as a combination of the effect of the Great Depression and bad publicity surrounding the crash of a Fokker F.10
that killed celebrated football coach Knute Rockne
(TWA Flight 599
). Fokker ended his association with the American company in 1931. GMC renamed their aviation subsidiary General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, which in turn became part of North American Aviation, Inc
in 1934.
Atlantic Model 2: Fokker S-3 (see also the unrelated Atlantic Model 2)
Atlantic Model 3: Fokker AO-1, Fokker CO-4 Mail, Fokker C-4
Atlantic Model 4: Fokker Universal
Atlantic Model 5: Fokker XLB-2
Atlantic Model 6: Fokker F.VII
, Fokker F7
Atlantic Model 7: Fokker C-2 Civil Version
Atlantic XHB-2: design only, never built
Fokker
Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. The company operated under several different names, starting out in 1912 in Schwerin, Germany, moving to the Netherlands in 1919....
Company, responsible for sales and information about Fokker imports, and eventually constructing various Fokker designs.
History
In 1920 Anthony FokkerAnthony Fokker
Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker was a Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer. He is most famous for the fighter aircraft he produced in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Fokker Triplane the and the Fokker D.VII, but after the collapse of...
had established the Netherlands Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Amsterdam as his American sales office. The company's representatives were Robert B.C. Noorduyn
Robert B.C. Noorduyn
Robert B.C. Noorduyn was an aircraft designer and manufacturer.-Early life:...
and Frits Cremer. They successfully sold aircraft imported from Europe in the United States. But Fokkers typical construction of wooden wings and a steel-tube fusele, both covered with fabric, also attracted the attention of the US Army. This resulted in an order to equip their De Havilland DH.4s with steel fuselages. The only restriction was that these had to be manufactured in the United States, therefore Fokker founded the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation in May 1924
1924 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1924:- Events :* Violating the Treaty of Versailles, Germany establishes a secret training base for German pilots at Lipetsk in the Soviet Union...
. The company was based in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 11,842. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan and west of Upper Manhattan.Hasbrouck Heights was...
and Teterboro, New Jersey
Teterboro, New Jersey
Teterboro is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 67, making it the fourth smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey....
. Lorillard Spencer
Lorillard Spencer
Lorillard Spencer was president of Atlantic Aircraft and was prominent in Newport, Rhode Island society. He served as the Military Secretary to New York Governor Charles Seymour Whitman.-Biography:...
became the president and Robert B.C. Noorduyn the General Manager.
The Netherlands Aircraft Manufacturing Company was succeeded by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation which held the license rights of the Fokker designs and remained responsible for selling the aircraft from the Dutch Fokker factory. In September 1925 the Fokker Aircraft Corporation took over the stocks and orders of the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, which then become a full subsidiary of it. In 1925 the company also began to manufacture one of Noorduyn's own designs, the Fokker Universal
Fokker Universal
The Fokker Universal or "Standard" was the first aircraft built in the United States that was based on the designs of Dutch-born Anthony Fokker, who had designed aircraft for the Germans during World War I. About half of the 44 Universals that were built between 1926 and 1931 in the United States...
.
In 1927 the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America was founded, which took over the Fokker Aircraft Corporation. A factory at Passaic
Passaic
-In New Jersey:*Passaic, New Jersey, a city in Passaic County*Passaic County, New Jersey*Passaic River, a river in northern New Jersey*Glacial Lake Passaic, a prehistoric proglacial lake-Historical events:...
, New Jersey, was added in 1927, and another at Glen Dale, West Virginia
Glen Dale, West Virginia
Glen Dale is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,552 at the 2000 census...
in August 1928. Although the company had changed its name, many of its products continued to be referred to as "Atlantic" or "Atlantic Fokker" for some years.
Fokker Aircraft Company of America became a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation which acquired a 40 percent holding in May 1929, but ended operations the following year as a combination of the effect of the Great Depression and bad publicity surrounding the crash of a Fokker F.10
Fokker F.10
|-See also:...
that killed celebrated football coach Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne
Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
(TWA Flight 599
TWA Flight 599
Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599 was a Fokker F.10 Trimotor en route from Kansas City, Missouri, to Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1931. It crashed a few miles north west of Bazaar, Kansas; all eight on board died...
). Fokker ended his association with the American company in 1931. GMC renamed their aviation subsidiary General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, which in turn became part of North American Aviation, Inc
North American Aviation
North American Aviation was a major US aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo Command and Service...
in 1934.
Aircraft Types
Atlantic Model 1: Fokker DH-4M-2Atlantic Model 2: Fokker S-3 (see also the unrelated Atlantic Model 2)
Atlantic Model 3: Fokker AO-1, Fokker CO-4 Mail, Fokker C-4
Atlantic Model 4: Fokker Universal
Fokker Universal
The Fokker Universal or "Standard" was the first aircraft built in the United States that was based on the designs of Dutch-born Anthony Fokker, who had designed aircraft for the Germans during World War I. About half of the 44 Universals that were built between 1926 and 1931 in the United States...
Atlantic Model 5: Fokker XLB-2
Atlantic Model 6: Fokker F.VII
Fokker F.VII
The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence....
, Fokker F7
Atlantic Model 7: Fokker C-2 Civil Version
Atlantic XHB-2: design only, never built