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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.
It no longer makes aircraft but still makes many related components, particularly , aircraft controls, , and it provides surface-treatment services. It supplies equipment to the commercial, Manufacturing, defense industry, and energy markets. It makes parts for nuclear power and nuclear navy nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and oil- and natural gas-related machinery.
| Wright Aeronautical Corp | Hoyt |
| Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co | Keys |
| Curtiss Airports Corp. | Keys |
| Curtiss Flying Service | Keys |
| Curtiss Aeroplane Export Co. | Keys |
| Curtiss-Caproni | Keys |
| Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co. | Keys |
| New York Air Terminals | Hoyt |
| N.Y. & Suburban Airlines | Hoyt |
| Keystone Aircraft Corp | Hoyt |
By September 1929, Curtiss-Wright had acquired the Moth Aircraft Corporation (which primarily built de Havilland Moth aircraft under licence) and the Travel Air Manufacturing Company.
Aircraft production included almost 14,000 P-40 fighters, made famous by their use by Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers in China, over 3,000 C-46 Commando transport aircraft, and later in the war, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers. Its most visible success came with the P-40, variously known as the Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, and Warhawk, which were built between 1940 and 1944 at the main production facilities in Buffalo, New York. During the war, a second large plant was added at Buffalo, followed by new plants at Columbus, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; and Louisville, Kentucky. Engine and propeller production was at plants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
In May 1942, the U.S. government assigned Curtiss-Wright a defense production factory for wartime aircraft construction at Louisville, Kentucky, to produce C-76 Caravan cargo aircraft, which was constructed mostly of wood, a non-priority war material. After difficulties with the C-76, including a crash of a production model in mid-1943, as well as the realization that sufficient quantities of aluminum aircraft alloys would be available for war production, plans for large-scale C-76 production were rejected.
The Louisville plant was converted to C-46 Commando production, delivering 438 Commandos to supplement the roughly 2,500 C-46s produced at Buffalo. The C-46 cargo aircraft was fitted with two powerful radial engines and could fly at higher altitudes than most other Allied aircraft. Consequently, it was used extensively in the China-Burma-India Theater.
The P-60, the firm's last prop-driven fighter design, was merely an extrapolation of its 1930s P-36 Hawk, offering no advantage over other designs already in service. With the rapid development of jet engine technology and the advent of near-supersonic flight, this technological lag resulted in Curtiss losing several critical postwar military aircraft orders. The final nail in the coffin was the choice of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion over the XF-87 Blackhawk. After the F-87 was cancelled in October 1948, Curtiss-Wright shut down its entire Aeroplane Division and sold the assets to North American Aviation. Curtiss-Wright occasionally ventured back into the realm of aircraft design, as seen in the TDU-12/B Skydart target drone and the X-19 tiltrotor. Still, none of these efforts amounted to anything, and by the early 1960s, Curtiss-Wright was no longer a major aircraft manufacturer.
Curtiss-Wright briefly licensed rights to the Wankel engine from NSU in 1958 as a possible aircraft power plant. For this project, Curtiss-Wright relied on the design leadership of NSU-Wankel engineer Max Bentele.
In 2002, Curtiss-Wright acquired Penny & Giles, a supplier of black boxes and sensing devices (Hybrid linear, hybrid rotary, and VRVT sensors).PR Newswire. (1 April 2002) " Curtiss-Wright Complete Acquisition of Spirent's Sensor and Control Assets". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
In 2003, Curtiss-Wright acquired Systran Corporation, a supplier of specialized data communications products for real-time systems, primarily serving the aerospace and defense, industrial automation, and medical imaging markets. The acquisition also reintroduced Curtiss-Wright to Dayton, Ohio.
In 2010, Curtiss-Wright acquired Hybricon Corporation for $19 million in cash. Hybricon is a supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, providing electronic subsystem integration.Curtiss-Wright Corporation. (27 May 2010) " Curtiss-Wright to acquire Hybricon Corporation". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
In 2011, Curtiss-Wright acquired Ireland-based Acra Control for $61 million in cash. Acra Control is a supplier of data acquisition systems and networks, data recorders, and telemetry ground stations for both defense and commercial aerospace markets.Ryan, Jim (28 July 2011) " Curtiss-Wright Acquires Acra Control LTD" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
At the beginning of 2013, Curtiss-Wright acquired Exlar Corporation for $85 million in cash. Exlar, a private company, is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electric actuators used in motion control solutions in industrial and military markets. The acquired business will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment.Ryan, Jim (2 January 2013) " Curtiss-Wright Acquires Exlar Corporation" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015. In October 2013, Curtiss-Wright completed the acquisition of the Parvus Corporation, a business unit of Eurotech S.p.A., for $38 million. Parvus is a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged, small-form-factor computers and communications subsystems for the aerospace, defense, homeland security, and industrial markets.
Curtiss-Wright acquired military communications equipment supplier Pacific Star Communications for $400 million, on November 2, 2020.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation finalized the acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC (901D) for $132 million in cash. Designing and manufacturing electronic systems, subsystems, and shipboard enclosures, 901D is a contributor to major U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs, including both nuclear and non-nuclear powered vessels.
In February 2020, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) completed the acquisition of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd. ("Dyna-Flo") for $81 million in cash.
In January 2022, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) announced an agreement to acquire assets from Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA), a move aimed at expanding its presence in the military aircraft emergency arresting systems sector. SAA, a subsidiary of Safran Aerosystems, specializes in designing and manufacturing aircraft emergency arresting systems and will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Naval & Power segment following the acquisition. The completion of the acquisition, valued at $240 million, is contingent on regulatory approval and other closing conditions, with expectations for finalization in the third quarter of 2022. The strategic acquisition of SAA is part of Curtiss-Wright's efforts to enhance growth prospects and diversify its product portfolio. With an anticipated positive impact on CW's earnings, the $240 million transaction is projected to contribute to a robust free cash flow conversion rate exceeding 100%, signaling a favorable liquidity position for the company in the future.
In November 2022, CW finalized the acquisition of Keronite Group Limited, involving a cash transaction of $35 million. This strategic move is expected to enhance Curtiss-Wright's capabilities in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation ("PEO") surface treatment services. Operating within Curtiss-Wright's Aerospace & Industrial segment, the acquisition is projected to have a neutral impact on the company's earnings in the initial year. It is anticipated to yield a 100% free cash flow conversion rate, underscoring the robust liquidity position. This strengthened financial position can be leveraged for profitable and revenue-generating strategies.
| Curtiss Bleeker SX-5-1 Helicopter | 1926 | 1 | Experimental single-engine helicopter |
| Curtiss Teal | 2 | Single-engine monoplane flying boat | |
| Curtiss-Wright Junior | 1930 | ~270 | Single-engine monoplane sport airplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-3 Duckling | 1931 | 3 | Single-engine monoplane flying boat |
| Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk | 1931 | 7+ | Single-engine biplane parasite fighter |
| Curtiss A-8 | 1931 | 13 | Single-engine monoplane attack airplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-15 | 1931 | 15 | Single-engine cabin monoplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-16 | 22 or 23 | Single-engine biplane trainer | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-17 | N/A | 0 | Single-engine biplane |
| Curtiss O-40 Raven | 1932 | 5 | Single-engine biplane observation airplane |
| Curtiss F11C Goshawk | 1932 | 30 | Single-engine biplane fighter |
| Curtiss XP-31 Swift | 1932 | 1 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss YA-10 Shrike | 1932 | 2 | Prototype single-engine monoplane attack airplane |
| Curtiss T-32 Condor II | 1933 | 45 | Twin-engine biplane airliner |
| Curtiss BF2C Goshawk | 166 | Single-engine biplane fighter | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-6 | 8 | Single-engine cabin monoplane | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-12 | 40 or 41 | Single-engine biplane trainer | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey | 38+ | Single-engine biplane | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-19 | ~43 | Single-engine monoplane attack airplane | |
| Curtiss XF13C | 1934 | 3 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss SOC Seagull | 1934 | 258 | Single-engine biplane scout floatplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CA-1 | 1935 | 3 | Single-engine biplane flying boat |
| Curtiss P-36 Hawk | 1935 | 1115 | Single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss A-12 Shrike | 46 | Single-engine monoplane attack airplane | |
| Curtiss XA-14 | 1935 | 1 | Prototype twin-engine monoplane attack airplane |
| Curtiss A-18 Shrike | 1935 | 13 | Twin-engine attack monoplane airplane |
| Curtiss SBC Helldiver | 1935 | 257 | Single-engine biplane dive bomber |
| Curtiss P-37 | 1937 | 14 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-21 | 1938 | 62 | Single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | 1938 | 13738 | Single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss XP-42 | 1939 | 1 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss SO3C Seamew | 1939 | 795 | Single-engine monoplane scout floatplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-22 | 1940 | ~442 | Single-engine monoplane trainer |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-23 | 1 | Prototype single-engine monoplane trainer | |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | 1940 | 3181 | Twin-engine monoplane cargo airplane |
| Curtiss O-52 Owl | 1940 | 203 | Single-engine monoplane observation airplane |
| Curtiss SB2C Helldiver | 1940 | 7140 | Single-engine monoplane dive bomber |
| Curtiss AT-9 | 1941 | 792 | Twin-engine monoplane trainer |
| Curtiss XP-46 | 1941 | 2 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss P-60 | 1941 | 4 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan | 1943 | 25 | Twin-engine monoplane cargo airplane |
| Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender | 1943 | 3 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss XP-62 | 1943 | 1 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss SC Seahawk | 1944 | 577 | Single-engine monoplane scout floatplane |
| Curtiss XF14C | 1944 | 1 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss XBTC | 1945 | 2 | Prototype single-engine monoplane torpedo bomber |
| Curtiss XF15C | 1945 | 3 | Prototype mixed propulsion monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss XBT2C | 1945 | 9 | Prototype single-engine monoplane torpedo bomber |
| Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk | 1948 | 2 | Four-engine jet monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss-Wright X-19 | 1963 | 2 | Experimental twin-engine tiltrotor airplane |
| Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 | 2 | Experimental single-engine helicopter | |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-2 | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt two-seat monoplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-5 | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt cargo airplane |
| Curtiss-Wright CW-18 | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt two-seat trainer |
| Curtiss XP-53 | N/A | 2 | Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter |
| Curtiss XP-71 | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt twin-engine monoplane heavy fighter |
| Curtiss XSB3C | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt single-engine monoplane dive bomber |
| Curtiss KD2C Skeet | 1947 | Target drone | |
| Curtiss CW-32 | N/A | 0 | Unbuilt four-engine transport |
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