Marsh Aviation
Marsh Aviation is an aircraft engineering, design, maintenance and re-manufacturing company, situated on East Falcon Drive, at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. The company often works as a sub-contractor to well-known brand-name aerospace companies, discreetly designing and manufacturing components and sub-systems for high-profile programs. The company has also worked on a variety of aircraft programs for governments all over the world.
| Type | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 29, 1961 |
| Headquarters | Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona , USA |
Key people | Floyd Stilwell, CEO |
| Services | Aircraft engineering & maintenance, systems design and manufacture |
Founded in December 1961 to convert piston-powered aircraft to turboprop power, the company's first projects involved fitting Rockwell Thrush Commander agricultural aircraft with Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 engines. Later, the firm also re-engined Gulfstream Turbo Cats, Beech Turbo Mentors and Grumman S-2 Trackers with Garrett engines.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2009.[1]
Some of Marsh Aviation's aircraft engineering modification programs include:
- Grumman S-2F3AT Turbo Tracker, a re-engined Grumman S-2 Tracker, with Garrett TPE331 engines. Six converted for Argentine Navy.[2]
- Rockwell/Ayres S2R-T Turbo Thrush airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Rockwell Thrush Commander, using a 600 hp (450 kW) Garrett TPE331-1-101 engine. Deliveries started in 1976.[3] 75 conversions were completed by 1985.[4]
- Grumman G164C Turbo Cat airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Grumman Super Ag Cat C/600. Six converted.[3]
Notes
- Thomason, Art (September 24, 2009). "Marsh Aviation files Chapter 11". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, AZ. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- Michell 1994, p. 342.
- Taylor 1982, pp. 411–412.
- Taylor 1988, p. 422.
References
- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 196.
- Michell, Simon (1994). Jane's Civil and Military Upgrades 1994–95. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.
- Taylor, John W. R. (1982). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
- Taylor, John W. R. (1988). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.