Yunker Aircraft Company
| Company type | Aircraft manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Defunct | 1930 |
| Headquarters | 115 North Osage Wichita, Kansas |
Key people | George C. Yunker[1] |
37°41′05″N 97°21′00″W / 37.684609°N 97.349873°W Yunker Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer of the late 1920s[2]
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 (equivalent to $4,433 in 2025)[5] owed in labor.[6]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yunker Y-1-165[7] | 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) - ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ The Wichita Beacon. 13 April 1930.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Wichita Beacon. 6 August 1929.
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