Doyle Aero
American aircraft manufacturer
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Doyle Aero Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer.[1]
| Industry | Aircraft Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Key people | Harvey and Dr. Wilson K. Doyle |
| Products | Doyle Aero O-2 Oriole |
The Doyle Aero corporation was founded after the Doyle brothers left the Vulcan Aircraft company where they designed the Vulcan American Moth Monoplane. Lawyer Charles Baldwin arranged to finance a new venture with Harvey Doyle as President and Wilson Doyle as General Manager. The Doyles set up on Elm street in a Baltimore, Maryland factory building a similar parasol monoplane design, the O-2 Oriole, later named the Doyle O-2[2][3] The prototype flew on 15 October 1928 with a yellow and black paint scheme and was priced at $2,975. Doyle Aero did not survive the Great Depression economy and ceased operations after a short production run. Harvey Doyle became an aeronautical engineer, and Wilson Doyle would become a professor of Political Science.[4]
The last surviving O-2 serial number A-5 (NX9531) was restored in 1984 after being in storage since 1934 and identified by its designer Harvey Doyle. It is currently privately owned.[5][6]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| O-2 Oriole | 1928 | 7 | Parasol |
| O-3 Oriole | 1928 | 1 | Parasol |