Marsh Aviation

US aircraft engineering, design, maintenance and re-manufacturing company


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location_cityMesa, Arizona
location_countryUSA
locationFalcon Field
key_peopleFloyd Stilwell, CEO
servicesAircraft engineering & maintenance, systems design and manufacture
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Marsh Aviation is an aircraft engineering, design, maintenance and re-manufacturing company, situated on East Falcon Drive, at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. The company often works as a sub-contractor to well-known brand-name aerospace companies, discreetly designing and manufacturing components and sub-systems for high-profile programs. The company has also worked on a variety of aircraft programs for governments all over the world.

Founded in December 1961 to convert piston-powered aircraft to turboprop power, the company's first projects involved fitting Rockwell Thrush Commander agricultural aircraft with Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 engines. Later, the firm also re-engined Gulfstream Turbo Cats, Beech Turbo Mentors and Grumman S-2 Trackers with Garrett engines.

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2009.

Some of Marsh Aviation's aircraft engineering modification programs include:

  • Grumman S-2F3AT Turbo Tracker, a re-engined Grumman S-2 Tracker, with Garrett TPE331 engines. Six converted for Argentine Navy.
  • Rockwell/Ayres S2R-T Turbo Thrush airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Rockwell Thrush Commander, using a 600 hp Garrett TPE331-1-101 engine. Deliveries started in 1976. 75 conversions were completed by 1985.
  • Grumman G164C Turbo Cat airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Grumman Super Ag Cat C/600. Six converted.

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References

References

  1. (September 24, 2009). "Marsh Aviation files Chapter 11".
  2. Michell 1994, p. 342.
  3. Taylor 1982, pp. 411–412.
  4. Taylor 1988, p. 422.

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