Taylorcraft Aircraft

Taylorcraft Aircraft is an airplane manufacturer based in Brownsville, Texas. The company builds small single-engined airplanes. They are known for building fabric-covered taildragger aircraft.

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Airplane - Manufacturer - Brownsville, Texas - Taildragger

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Taylorcraft was started in 1935 in Alliance, Ohio by C.G. Taylor after splitting with William Piper of Piper Aircraft fame. During World War II, their aircraft were used for training, liason and observation purposes. The DCO-65 model was called the L-2 by the United States Army Air Forces.

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1935 - Alliance, Ohio - William Piper - Piper Aircraft - World War II - L-2 - United States Army Air Forces

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After the war, production boomed until the company reorganized in 1946, and produced few aircraft during the 1950s.

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1946 - 1950s

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In 1965, Charlie and Dorothy Feris purchased what was left of the company and started production again in 1970.

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1965 - 1970

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Mr. Feris passed away in 1973 and Mrs. Feris kept the company going until her retirement in 1985.

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1973 - 1985

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New owners moved production to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania until business conditions force the company to close again in 1992. The current owner, Harry Ingram, moved the plant to La Grange, Texas in 2003 and on April 25, 2005 they announced that the factory was moving again to the border town of Brownsville and outsourcing the labor. As of 2005 the company is working with the FAA to re-start production.

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Lock Haven, Pennsylvania - 1992 - La Grange, Texas - 2003 - April 25 - 2005 - Outsourcing - As of 2005 - FAA

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