Menasco Manufacturing Company (1945-1999)
Parallel Names
- Colt Industries. Menasco Division (1977-1990)
- Coltec. Menasco Division (1990-1999)
- Menasco Manufacturing Company (1945-1977)
Historical
Existed: 1945 to 1977 (then Menasco Division under Colt Industries (to 1990) and Coltec (1990-1999).
- source (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menasco_Motors_Company):
In 1945, Menasco Motor Company changed its name to Menasco Manufacturing Company to better describe the company's business, which had transitioned from aircraft engines to development and manufacturing aircraft landing gear. By 1946, the company was a subcontractor to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and manufactured and designed technologies related to gas turbine technologies.
In 1977, Colt Industries bought Menasco as part of its expansion into the aerospace technology development and manufacturing business sector and made it a division. Colt Industries was renamed Coltec in 1990 and sold in 1999.
Functions
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Annual Report, Menasco Manufacturing Company, Specialists in Aircraft Landing Gear, 1958-06-30
Annual Report, Menasco Manufacturing Company, Specialists in Aircraft Landing Gear, 1959-06-30
Annual Report, Menasco Manufacturing Company, Specialists in Aircraft Landing Gear, 1960-06-30
"Menasco Aircraft Engines" [Technical Sales Brochure], 1935-04
Document Type: Technical Sales Brochure
Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative reference)
Contents consist of detailed information regarding 5 Menasco in-line, air-cooled, inverted aircraft engines: B4 (95 h.p.), C4 (125 h.p.), B6 (160 h.p.), C4S (150 h.p.), and the B6S (200 h.p.). Each engine is covered in 4 color-coded pages which include descriptions of each engine, technical specifications, black and white photographs and example installation drawings.