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Frederick Brant Rentschler (November 8, 1887 – April 25, 1956) was an American aircraft engine designer, aviation engineer, industrialist, and the founder of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the aircraft of Charles Lindbergh , Amelia Earhart and James ...
United Aircraft was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1934 by the break-up of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. It became United Technologies in 1975 and diversified into various high tech fields, including jet engines, helicopters, and railways.
Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It produces aircraft engines, gas turbines, and power generation systems. See its history from 1925 to present, its products, and its logo.
A 1929 holding company that combined aviation manufacturing and airline businesses, founded by William Boeing and Frederick Rentschler. It was broken up by antitrust laws in 1934, resulting in United Aircraft, Boeing Airplane, and United Air Lines.
Jonathan Metzl is an American psychiatrist and author who teaches sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. He has written several books on topics such as gender, health, and whiteness in the US.
George Jackson Mead (December 27, 1891 Everett, Massachusetts – January 20, 1949 Hartford, Connecticut) was an American aircraft engineer.He is best known as one of the chief founding team members, together with Frederick Rentschler, of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.
Learn about the family of air-cooled radial piston engines developed by Pratt & Whitney in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. See the models, specifications, applications and history of the Wasp series engines.
In 1925, Frederick Rentschler approached Pratt & Whitney for funding and a location to build his new aircraft engine. [4] Pratt & Whitney loaned him $250,000, the use of the Pratt & Whitney name, and space in their building.