First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
| c.1964 |
TPE331 |
T76 |
|
| 1969 |
TFE731 |
|
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| 1971 |
ATF3 |
F104 |
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Garrett
AiResearch was an innovative gas turbine company and held a
large part of the general aviation and light military propulsion
market. Its Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona facility is
still a large part of Honeywell's aircraft engine business.
History
1946:
Cliff Garrett opens AiResearch at Mines Field (now Los
Angeles International)
1968: Signal merges with the Garrett
Corporation. Garrett AiResearch continues as a separate
division of the Signal Companies.
1981: The AiResearch name is dropped.
The engine business is named Garrett Turbine Engine Company.
1985: Allied Corp. and the Signal Companies
merge to form AlliedSignal. Garrett loses its separate
identity.
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