Vega Aircraft Corporation
- Vega Aircraft Corporation
The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company responsible for much of its parent company's production in World War II. The company was first formed in August 1937 as the AiRover Company to produce a new lightplane design. It was soon renamed to honor Lockheed's first aircraft design.
The AiRover Model 1 was an Orion fitted with a Unitwin engine, which featured two engines driving a single shaft. The AiRover Model 2 was a new design named the Starliner. One Starliner prototype was built and tested, but the design did not go into production.
In 1940, with World War II already underway in Europe, Vega changed its focus from lightplanes to military aircraft. The company began by producing five NA-35 trainers under license with North American Aviation. Production by Vega really got underway with the Hudson, a patrol bomber designed for use by the Royal Air Force.
Vega entered a partnership between three companies (Boeing, Vega, and Douglas; abbreviated BVD) to produce the B-17 Flying Fortress. Of over 12,000 B-17s produced by war's end, 2,750 were built by Vega. The company also built two experimental B-17 variants, the XB-38 and the B-40.
By the end of 1943, Vega had merged back into Lockheed, having far surpassed its original mission of producing lightplanes.
Products
The following table summarizes aircraft designs produced by the Vega Aircraft Corporation during its existence as a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
References
* Francillon, René J, "Lockheed Aircraft since 1913". Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1987.
* Yenne, Bill, "Lockheed". Crescent Books, 1987.
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