| 词条 | Fletcher Aviation |
| 释义 |
During the Korean War the company purchased Rosemead Airport from Bob and Jack Heasley.[2] The roughly triangular property is located south of the 10 freeway, although the airport pre-dates the freeway. The property extended from Rosemead Boulevard on the west to the Rio Hondo river basin on the south and east.[3] In 1953, the same year the FU-24 debuted, they also produced a prototype amphibious vehicle known as the Fletcher Flair.[4] The vehicle was powered by a 4-cylinder Porsche 356 drivetrain, modified to make it a four-wheel drive. The company hoped to sell the vehicle to the US Army but the vehicle performed poorly in the water and the Army passed.[5] Purchased by AJ Industries, it changed its name to Flair Aviation in 1960, and produced aircraft fuelling equipment, including drop tanks and hose reels for inflight refuelling. Moved to El Monte, California, its name was changed back to Fletcher and then Sargent Fletcher in 1964 before abandoning aircraft manufacturing in 1966, with rights to the FU-24 going to Pacific Aerospace. Aircraft
References1. ^Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, p. 121, Cypress, CA, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}. 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bannerbob.net/Rosemead.htm|title=Rosemead Airport|publisher=Bob Cannon |date=2010-03-23|accessdate=2012-08-23}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_LA_E.htm|title=Western Air College Airport / Rosemead Airport / Fletcher Airport, Rosemead, CA|publisher=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields by Paul Freeman |date=2012-03-10|accessdate=2012-08-23}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://atomictoasters.com/2011/11/the-fletcher-flair-a-crazy-floating-porsche-jeep-thing/|title=The Fletcher Flair: A Crazy Floating Porsche Jeep Thing|publisher=atomictoasters.com |date= 2011-11-21|accessdate=2012-08-23}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/09/26/fletcher-flair-a-porsche-designed-for-paddling/|title=Fletcher Flair – a Porsche designed for paddling|publisher=blog.hemmings.com |date= 2011-09-26|accessdate=2012-08-23}}
2 : Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States|Companies based in Los Angeles County, California |
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