Cox-Klemin
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The Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer on Long Island
from 1921 to 1925.
It was founded by Charles Cox and Alexander Klemin (a professor at New York University
) in College Point, New York.
The plant took over an ordnance in Baldwin, New York
in 1924.
Among the planes it built for the United States Army Air Service
were:
The company filed for bankruptcy in 1925.
Grumman was to open its first plant in the Cox-Klemin facility in 1929.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
from 1921 to 1925.
It was founded by Charles Cox and Alexander Klemin (a professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
) in College Point, New York.
The plant took over an ordnance in Baldwin, New York
Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
Baldwin is a hamlet located in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 24,033 at the 2010 census.Baldwin is also a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road....
in 1924.
Among the planes it built for the United States Army Air Service
United States Army Air Service
The Air Service, United States Army was a forerunner of the United States Air Force during and after World War I. It was established as an independent but temporary wartime branch of the War Department by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation...
were:
- Cox-Klemin TW-2Cox-Klemin TW-2|-References:* John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979, ISBN 0-904597-22-9 -See also:...
(Trainer, water-cooled) - Cox-Klemin XA-1Cox-Klemin XA-1The Cox-Klemin XA-1 was a 1920s American air ambulance biplane designed and built by the Cox-Klemin Aircraft Corporation for the United States Army Air Service, only two prototypes were built.-Design and development:...
(Ambulance) - Cox-Klemin XS-1 and XS-2 portable reconnaissance biplane
The company filed for bankruptcy in 1925.
Grumman was to open its first plant in the Cox-Klemin facility in 1929.