The Bach Aircraft Company was established by aviator L. Morton Bach at Clover Field,
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
in
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
to manufacture tri-motor airliners as the
Bach Air Yacht
The Bach Air Yacht was a trimotor airliner produced in the United States in the 1920s. Typical of its day, it was a high-wing braced monoplane, with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Unusual for airliners of the late 1920s (due to legislation that f ...
in various models, as well as several other aircraft. The company hired
Waldo Waterman image:Waldo Waterman.jpg, 200px, Waldo Waterman in 1920
Waldo Dean Waterman (June 16, 1894 – December 8, 1976) was an inventor and aviation pioneer from San Diego, California, San Diego, California. He developed a series of tailless swept-wing ai ...
as its chief test pilot, who brought on
Max B. Harlow
Max B. Harlow (1903 –1967) was an American aircraft engineer, educator, and producer.
Early life
Harlow was born in South Dakota in 1903. Harlow attended Stanford University, becoming an early aircraft engineering graduate. His first pos ...
as the chief engineer.
In
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
, the business was reorganized into the Aircraft Production Corporation but did not manufacture any further new designs.
Aircraft
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External links
aerofiles.com
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Bach aircraft
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in Santa Monica, California
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles