Calspan
Formerly | Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (1946–1972) | |
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Company type | Parent TransDigm Group (2023–present) | |
Website | calspan |
Calspan Corporation is a science and technology company founded in 1943 as part of the Research Laboratory of the
History
The facility was started as a private defense contractor in the home front of World War II. As a part of its tax planning in the wake of the war effort, Curtiss-Wright donated the facility to Cornell University to operate "as a public trust."[1] Seven other east coast aircraft companies also donated $675,000 to provide working capital for the lab.[2]
The lab operated under the name Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory from 1946 until 1972. During this same time, Cornell formed a new Graduate School of Aerospace Engineering on its
Calspan was the first in a series of corporate owners that have included Arvin Industries, Space Industries International, Veridian Corporation and General Dynamics.
In 2005, Calspan Corporation was returned to independent ownership when a local management group purchased the Aeronautics and Transportation Testing Groups of the Western New York operation from General Dynamics.
Under the name of Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory were inventions of the first
Aerospace components manufacturer TransDigm Group acquired Calspan for $725 million in May 2023.[5][6]
Airplanes
Calspan owns and operates, or has owned and operated, a fleet of advanced experimental aircraft, including the
References
- ^ "Curtiss-Wright Corp. Gives Lab to Cornell; To Aid Air Research". Cornell Daily Sun. Dec 21, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Aircraft Companies Donate Gift To Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory". Cornell Daily Sun. Feb 15, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b c d Zuckerman, Edward (Sep 18, 1968). "Trustees Accept Firm's Offer of $25M for CAL Purchase". Cornell Daily Sun. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "Court Ruling Okays Planned Sale of CAL". Cornell Daily Sun. May 13, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Glynn, Matt (March 14, 2023). "Calspan to be acquired by a Cleveland-based company". The Buffalo News.
- ^ "TransDigm Completes Acquisition of Calspan Corporation". Cision PR Newswire (Press release). May 8, 2023.
External links
Further reading
- Cornell Research Has Great Freedom. // Aviation Week, June 3, 1957, v. 66, no. 22, PP. 290-303.