The Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company was an early American aircraft manufacturer founded by
Inglis M. Upperçu
Inglis Moore Uppercu (1877–1944) was an American businessman involved in both the automotive and aviation industry. He was the founder and president of Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company.
Early life
Inglis Moore Uppercu was born on Se ...
which operated from 1914 to 1930. From 1928 to 1930 it was known as the Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation.
History
The beginnings of the company dated to 1908, when Uppercu began to finance aeronautical experiments by the
Boland brothers at
Keyport,
New Jersey. In 1914, Aeromarine itself was founded at Keyport with Uppercu as president.
Aeromarine built mostly military
seaplanes and
flying boat
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in that a flying boat's fuselage is purpose-designed for floatation and contains a hull, while floatplanes rely on fusela ...
s, the most significant of which were the models
39 and
40. The company broke new ground in aviation by offering some of the first regularly scheduled flights. Aviation promoter
Harry Bruno worked with Aeromarine to commercialize the transportation potential of airflight.
In 1928, the firm renamed itself Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation and began producing mostly
Klemm aircraft designs, until the Great Depression forced its closure in 1930.
The firm also built aero engines. After Aeromarine itself went out of business, the production of Aeromarine engines was continued by the
Uppercu-Burnelli Corporation.
A subsidiary "Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company" merged with Florida West Indies Airways, Inc to form the
Aeromarine West Indies Airways
Aeromarine West Indies Airways was a United States airline that operated from 1920 to 1924. It was reorganized as ''Aeromarine Airways'' in 1921.
A new Aeromarine West Indies Airways was incorporated in 2007.
Original airline
The original co ...
, later renamed to "Aeromarine Airways". it operated the Aeromarine 75 and Aeromarine 85 aircraft.
Products
Aircraft
Engines
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
The Aeromarine Website
Companies based in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Defunct companies based in New Jersey
Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Keyport, New Jersey
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