Meyers Aircraft Company
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The Meyers Aircraft Company was a US aircraft manufacturer established by Al Meyers
in Tecumseh, Michigan
in 1936
. Originally, the company produced a biplane trainer, the Meyers OTW
, but after World War II developed a range of light utility aircraft, culminating in the Meyers 200
. In 1965
, the company and the rights to two of its aircraft, the 145 and 200 were purchased by Rockwell-Standard.
http://www.meyersaircraft.com/ More history and details of the Meyers Aircraft Company can be found here.
Al Meyers
Allen H. Meyers was an American pioneer aviator.Allen H. Meyers was a 20th-century aircraft designer. He was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey on September 4, 1908. After graduating from college as a mechanical engineer he worked for Chance Vought, Glenn Martin and Stinson Aircraft Company...
in Tecumseh, Michigan
Tecumseh, Michigan
Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH....
in 1936
1936 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936:- Events :* The Royal Air Forces first monoplane bomber, the Avro Anson, enters service.*The German Luftwaffe begins experiments with helle Nachtjagd techniques, the operation of night fighters with the aid of searchlights.*The Soviet aviator...
. Originally, the company produced a biplane trainer, the Meyers OTW
Meyers OTW
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, but after World War II developed a range of light utility aircraft, culminating in the Meyers 200
Meyers 200
The Meyers 200 was a single-engined light aircraft produced in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.-Design:It was the brainchild of Al Meyers and was a development of his Meyers 145 design. The holder of a number of speed records in its class, the Meyers 200 is widely admired for its clean lines, and is...
. In 1965
1965 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1965:-January:* January 2 - Denis Healey, the United Kingdoms Secretary of Defence, cancels the nation's fighter and military transport programmes and orders the purchase of the US-built F-4 Phantom and C-130 Hercules in their place.* January 26 -...
, the company and the rights to two of its aircraft, the 145 and 200 were purchased by Rockwell-Standard.
http://www.meyersaircraft.com/ More history and details of the Meyers Aircraft Company can be found here.