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The '''Abrams Air Craft Corporation''' was an [[aircraft manufacturer]] established in [[Lansing, Michigan]] in [[1937 in aviation|1937]] as an offshoot of [[Talbert Abrams]]' [[Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation|Aerial Survey Corporation]]. Abrams had founded an airline ([[ABC Airline]]) in [[1929 in aviation|1929]] but found himself increasingly interested in aerial photography. |
The '''Abrams Air Craft Corporation''' was an [[aircraft manufacturer]] established in [[Lansing, Michigan]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Cleveland|first=Reginald M.|coauthors=Frederick P. Graham|title=The Aviation Annual|publisher=Doubleday, Doran & Company|date=1944|pages=196|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pZs7AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Abrams+Air+Craft+Corporation%22&dq=%22Abrams+Air+Craft+Corporation%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=pntQSO2nBafSigG6rI00&pgis=1}}</ref> in [[1937 in aviation|1937]] as an offshoot of [[Talbert Abrams]]' [[Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation|Aerial Survey Corporation]]. Abrams had founded an airline ([[ABC Airline]]) in [[1929 in aviation|1929]] but found himself increasingly interested in aerial photography. |
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The new company was created for the purpose of designing and producing a dedicated survey aircraft. The result was the [[Abrams P-1 Explorer|P-1 Explorer]], designed by Abrams with assistance from [[Kenneth Ronan]] of [[Ronan & Kunzl]]. |
The new company was created for the purpose of designing and producing a dedicated survey aircraft. The result was the [[Abrams P-1 Explorer|P-1 Explorer]],<ref>{{cite book|title=National Aeronautics|publisher=National Aeronautic Association|date=1929|pages=p21|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jYQPAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Abrams+Air+Craft+Corporation%22&dq=%22Abrams+Air+Craft+Corporation%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=pntQSO2nBafSigG6rI00&pgis=1}}</ref> designed by Abrams with assistance from [[Kenneth Ronan]] of [[Ronan & Kunzl]]. |
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[[World War II]] interrupted further work. |
[[World War II]] interrupted further work. |
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Revision as of 01:39, 12 June 2008
The Abrams Air Craft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer established in Lansing, Michigan[1] in 1937 as an offshoot of Talbert Abrams' Aerial Survey Corporation. Abrams had founded an airline (ABC Airline) in 1929 but found himself increasingly interested in aerial photography.
The new company was created for the purpose of designing and producing a dedicated survey aircraft. The result was the P-1 Explorer,[2] designed by Abrams with assistance from Kenneth Ronan of Ronan & Kunzl.
World War II interrupted further work.
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- ^ Cleveland, Reginald M. (1944). The Aviation Annual. Doubleday, Doran & Company. p. 196.
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