Snow Aeronautical

Snow Aeronautical was a US aircraft manufacturer, established in 1956 in Olney, Texas by Leland Snow to manufacture and market agricultural aircraft of his design.

Call Aircraft Company
IndustryAerospace
FateMerged
SuccessorAero Commander
FounderLeland Snow
Defunct1965 (1965)
Headquarters
Olney, Texas
,
United States
Early Snow S-2A open-cockpit ex-crop sprayer of 1959 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997

History

Leland Snow, a graduate of the aeronautical engineering program at Texas A&M University, had designed and flown his S-1 in 1953.[1] Originally working at Harlingen, Texas, he moved to Olney, Texas in 1958.[2]

The British aviation company of Britten-Norman acted as distributors for Snow's aircraft and later took an equity stake in the company.[3] The company was purchased by the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell in 1965.[4][5]

Aircraft
Model name First flight Number built Type
Snow S-1 1953 1 Single engine agricultural monoplane
Snow S-2 1956 414 Single engine agricultural monoplane

See also

References

Notes
  1. Anderson, Mabry. "The Early Days Down South". PT6 Nation. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Air Tractor 50th Anniversary". YouTube. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander". Flight. 24 June 1965. p. 1035. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Aero Buys Another Aircraft Plant". Daily Oklahoman. 16 November 1965. p. 1N.
  5. McConal, Jon (16 November 1965). "Aircraft Plant at Olney Sold for $1 Million". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3.

Bibliography
  • Alexander, E. D. (7 August 1960). "Olney Moved Fast to Establish New Industry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 7.
  • Dromgoole, Glenn (15 January 1967). "Olney Gambles and Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 8-C.


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