Curtiss-Wright
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The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation
- Company.logo
- Curtiss-Wright logo.svg
- Company.type
- Public
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- Company.founded
- in Buffalo, New York, United States
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- Company.hq_location_city
- Davidson, North Carolina
- Company.hq_location_country
- United States
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- Company.revenue
- (2024)
- Company.operating_income
- US$529 million (2024)
- Company.net_income
- US$405 million (2024)
- Company.assets
- US$4.99 billion (2024)
- Company.equity
- US$2.45 billion (2024)
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via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1929
- Location
- Charlotte, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.455290.f · ISNI 0000 0004 0513 0162
Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 10000
- Revenue
- 970000000
- Official website
- www.curtisswright.com
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- Commons category
- Curtiss-Wright
- inception
- 1929-00-00
- operating income
- 308000000
- military designation
- C
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Merger and expansion
- Divisions
- Pre-World War II
- War production
- Defective engines sold to the U.S. military in World War II
- Post–World War II
- Demise of aircraft production
- Flight research
- Engine development
- Flight simulators
- Business diversification and acquisition strategy
- Products
- Aircraft
- Curtiss Electric propellers
- Albert Kahn
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II.
It no longer makes aircraft but still makes many related components, particularly actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and it provides surface-treatment services. It supplies equipment to the commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets. It makes parts for commercial and naval nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and oil- and gas-related machinery.