Mercury Corporation was originally an aircraft manufacturer established in
Hammondsport, New York
Hammondsport is a village at the south end of Keuka Lake, in Steuben County, one of the Finger Lakes of New York, United States.
The Village of Hammondsport is in the Town of Urbana and is northeast of Bath.
History
Lazarus Hammond founded ...
in
1920. It built aircraft using the name
Mercury Aircraft
Mercury Corporation was originally an aircraft manufacturer established in Hammondsport, New York in 1920. It built aircraft using the name Mercury Aircraft.
Mercury started as an aircraft supply house selling surplus parts for Curtiss JN-4 air ...
.
Mercury started as an aircraft supply house selling surplus parts for
Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for th ...
aircraft flown after World War I. Once the supply of parts ran out, the company manufactured various aircraft components including radios and dirigible gondolas.
In 1927, The company renamed itself Mercury Aircraft. It was led by Joseph F. Meade, Sr. and Harvey Mummert. In 1928, Mercury came out with the two place all-metal aircraft, the T-2 Mercury Chic for $3500.
With a close relationship to Curtiss aircraft's home. Mercury built a replica of the 1908
AEA June Bug
The ''June Bug'' (or ''Aerodrome #3'') was an American "pioneer era" aircraft designed and flown by Glenn H. Curtiss and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (A.E.A) in 1908. The ''June Bug'' is famous for winning the first aeronautical ...
in 1976, flying it in airshows across the country.
Mercury Corporation now operates in multiple locations around the world manufacturing custom and mass-production components
Aircraft
References
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in New York (state)
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1920
1920 establishments in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Steuben County, New York
Hammondsport, New York
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