Yunker Aircraft Company
37.684609°N 97.349873°W Yunker Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer of the late 1920s[2]
| Type | Aircraft manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Headquarters | 115 North Osage Wichita, Kansas |
Key people | George C. Yunker[1] |
George C. Yunker, was head of a tractor agency in Dodge City, Kansas. He founded the Yunker Aircraft company in Wichita, hiring W.E. Laird as production manager.[3] The company contracted Knoll Aircraft Company to produce some models.[4] The company went into receivership to C.V. Snyder in 1930 with $230 owed in labor.[5]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yunker Y-1-165[6] | 1929 | 1 | Biplane |
| Yunker Y-2-165 | 1929 | 1 | Biplane |
References
- Society of Automotive Engineers (1929). Automotive Engineering, Volume 24.
- Daryl Murphy. The Planes of Wichita: The People and the Aircraft of the Air Capital.
- Wichita Eagle. 21 February 1929.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - The Wichita Eagle. August 27, 1929.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - The Wichita Beacon. 13 April 1930.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Wichita Beacon. 6 August 1929.
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