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Goodyear Aircraft
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The
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First
Flight |
Model |
Military
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Name |
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FG-1 |
Corsair |
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Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. produced airships for the U.S. Navy during
World War I and formed the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp to build
rigid airships during the 1920s and 1930s.
In 1939 Goodyear Aircraft was established
to manufacture heavier-than-air craft. Goodyear produced over
4,000 Vought F4U Corsairs during World War II under the
designation FG-1.
Goodyear Aircraft was renamed Goodyear
Aerospace in 1959 to focus on radar technology. It was
acquired by Loral in 1987, then by Lockheed Martin in 1996. |
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page updated 02 March 2003
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