Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering
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Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering Company was an American aircraft manufacturer of light amphibious aircraft.
The short lived Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering Company, and it's successor Towle Aircraft Company were founded by former Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company
engineer Thomas Towle initially to build a custom round-the world amphibious aircraft, and follow-on aircraft based on the design.
In a 1930 Patent, Towle listed the Towle Aircraft Company as part of the Michigan Amphibian Airplane Corporation.
At the height of the depression, financing was difficult. Towle's TA-3 used diesel engines on load from Packard, and was funded by Dr. Adams, a "painless dentist" of the Detroit region.
The short lived Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering Company, and it's successor Towle Aircraft Company were founded by former Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company
Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company
Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by William Bushnell Stout. The company was purchased by Ford Motor Company in 1924 and produced the Ford Trimotor. In the height of the Depression, Ford closed the aircraft design and production...
engineer Thomas Towle initially to build a custom round-the world amphibious aircraft, and follow-on aircraft based on the design.
In a 1930 Patent, Towle listed the Towle Aircraft Company as part of the Michigan Amphibian Airplane Corporation.
At the height of the depression, financing was difficult. Towle's TA-3 used diesel engines on load from Packard, and was funded by Dr. Adams, a "painless dentist" of the Detroit region.
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towle WC | 2 | Amphibious | |
| Towle TA-2 Towle TA-2 |-See also:... |
1 | Amphibious | |
| Towle TA-3 Towle TA-3 -External links:* Images of the Towle TA-3 , ,... |
1 | Amphibious | |