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Aircraft |
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A selection
of pictures of aircraft seen at Croydon throughout it's
history |
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Globe
Aircraft Corporation |
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The Globe Aircraft Corporation
was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1940 in Fort
Worth, Texas. It was declared bankrupt in 1947 |
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The Bennett Aircraft Corporation
was originally formed on 5 April 1940 to develop aircraft using
a Bakelite bonded plywood Duraloid. The company's first design
was the BTC-1 twin engined monoplane. The company was renamed
the Globe Aircraft Corporation in 1941 and they produced a single-engined
Continental A-80 powered Globe GC-1 Swift.
With the start of the war the
company abandoned plans to produce the aircraft as it concentrated
on sub-contract building of 600 Beech AT-10s and components for
other aircraft like the Curtiss C-46.
When wartime restrictions were
removed the company developed a re-designed and all-metal version
of the GC-1 designated the GC-1A Swift which first flew in 1945.
The production of the Swift was sub-contracted to the Texas Engineering
and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO). In July 1947 the company was
declared bankrupt; the assets and design rights of the Swift
were bought by TEMCO |
Aircraft
Bennett BTC-1 1940 1 . Twin engine transport
Globe GC-1 Swift . 1941. 1,521built. Sport airplane
Globe AT-10 Wichita. 1943. 600. Twin engine trainer
Globe KDG Snipe. 1946. Target drone
Globe KD2G Firefly. 1946. Target drone
Globe KD3G Snipe. 1946. Target drone
Globe KD4G Quail. 1949. Target drone
Globe KD5G . 1950 . Target drone
Globe KD6G Firefly. 1940-1951. pulse-jet Target drone
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(below) Globe GC-1B Swift |
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