Standard Steel Propeller Corporation (Made propeller for Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis) - Pennsylvania 1929

Beautiful certificate from the Standard Steel Propeller Corporation issued in 1929. This historic document was printed by Republic Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle. This item has the signatures of the Company's President and Secretary and is over 78 years old.


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Hamilton Standard, a famous aircraft propeller parts supplier, was formed in 1929 when United Aircraft & Transport Corporation consolidated Hamilton Aero Manufacturing and Standard Steel Propeller into the Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation. At the time, the company was the largest manufacturer of airplane propellers in the world. Standard Steel Propeller had been formed in 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA and Hamilton Aero Manufacturing had been formed in 1920 in Milwaukee, WI by Thomas F. Hamilton.

Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis used a propeller from the predecessor company of Hamilton Standard, Standard Steel Propeller Company. In the early 1950's Hamilton developed the technology to accurately meter fuel in jet engines, and its fuel controls were employed on Boeing 707's and Douglas DC8's.

In 1952 Hamilton Standard opened its plant in Windsor Locks, CT. In 1958 Hamilton's first environmental control system entered service on the Convair 880. In 1968 Hamilton began delivering automatic, electronic systems for control of cabin pressure in aircraft. Hamilton's mechanical fuel controls, in use since the 1950's, evolved into electronically controlled fuel controls and, eventually, to Full Authority Digital Electronic Controls for jet engines and are in use today on many commuter, airline and military engine applications. Hamilton's environmental systems and early association with NASA were highlighted in the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing - supported by environmental control, fuel cell and life support systems manufactured by Hamilton Standard.

In 1999, Hamilton Standard merged with Sundstrand Aerospace to become Hamilton Sundstrand, a division of United Technologies Corporation. Sundstrand brought a long history and portfolio of quality aerospace products to the newly named company, and Hamilton Sundstrand products are in use on most commercial aircraft produced in throughout the world today. Hamilton Sundstrand continues to provide high quality aerospace components and systems to most of the world's aircraft manufacturers, including Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer.

Hamilton Sundstrand employs approximately 16,700 people worldwide (2006) and is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

Hamilton Sundstrand is owned by United Technologies Corporation, based in Hartford, Conn., USA, a diversified company that provides high-technology products and services to the aerospace and building industries.

History from Wikipeida and OldCompanyResearch.com.