- Aeromarine
Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company was an early aircraft manufacturer founded by
Inglis Upperçu atKeyport, New Jersey in 1908. The firm built mostly military seaplanes and flying boats, the most significant of which were the models 39 and 40.From 1928, the firm built mostly
Klemm designs, until the Great Depression forced its closure in 1930.The firm also built aero engines.
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Aircraft
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Aeromarine 39 - two-seat land-or-water based trainer
*Aeromarine 40 - two-seat flying boat trainer
*Aeromarine 75 - commercial flying boat
*Aeromarine 700 - experimental torpedo bomber, powered by Aeromarine engine
*Aeromarine AS - seaplane fighter (prototypes only)
*Aeromarine PG-1 - fighter & ground-attack aircraft (prototypes only)Engines
* L-6, Inline 6, 4.25x6.50=553.27 (9.07L) 130-145hp@1700rpm
*AR-3 , radial 3, 4.125x4.00=160.37 (2.63L) 40-55hp@2050-2400rpm (later re-issued as Lenape Papoose)References
* Gunston, Bill. (1993). "World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers". Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland. p.13
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