Axelson (company)

Summary

The Axelson Aircraft Engine Company was a manufacturer of aircraft engines based in Los Angeles in the late 1920s.[1][2]

Axelson
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters,
United States

Their engines were originally known as "FLOCO", because the manufacturer was originally Frank L. Odenbreidt Co. Their products included the 115 hp Axelson A-7-R[3] and 150 hp Axelson B.[4] Axelson engines were used to power the Swallow F28-AX, among other contemporary aircraft.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Flights and Flyers"
  2. ^ "Across America on a 'Cirrus Avian'"
  3. ^ ATC 16
  4. ^ Aerofiles

References edit

  • "Across America on a 'Cirrus Avian'". Flight. 4 July 1929. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  • "Powerplants: Reciprocating Engines". Aerofiles. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  • Approved Type Certificate 16
  • "Flights and Flyers". Time. 5 August 1929. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  • Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens.
  • Juptner, Joseph P. (1964). U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol.2. Los Angeles: Aero Publishers. p. 72.

External links edit

  • Photograph of the Axelson factory, circa 1930