HISTORY
Standard Aircraft
anticipated American entry
into World War I, despite an
expressed policy of
isolationism. The same year
it was founded, Standard
Aircraft became a very early
supplier of aircraft to the
U.S. Army Signal
Corps (perhaps fifth or
sixth ever).
The corporation supplied the
Sloan H as
the Standard
H-2 and H-3 to
the Army, and the
float-equipped H-4H to
the Navy, after the Sloan
company was reorganized as
the Standard Aircraft Co.
A more significant type was
the Standard
J series trainer,
similar to the Curtiss JN-4,
which began with the SJ prototype,
followed by the production J-1 (or SJ-1),
of which some 800 were
built. They were badly
hampered by the choice of
engine, and attempts to cure
the problems with subsequent
designs were not successful.
Only handfuls of JRs and JR-1Bs were
built; some were also
purchased by the Post Office.
Standard's last type was the E-1.
Intended as a fighter, 100
served as advanced trainers,
about half with a provision
for fitting machineguns, as
the M-Defense.
In 1918 the corporation had
a factory near the Elizabeth
and Linden boundary.
Designer Charles Healy Day
later teamed with
barnstormer/showman Ivan
Gates to design and build
aircraft specifically for
the civilian and military
markets. They formed the
Gates-Day Aircraft Company
(later renamed the New
Standard Aircraft Company)
in 1927, and built a number
of different
aircraft—including the
Gates-Day D-24 and the New
Standard D-25.
Source:
Wikipedia
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