Title from about 1950 of Texas Engineering & Manufacturing
Company Inc. Three TE-1 A Buckaroo primary
trainers (development of Globe Swift) evaluated by USAF
1951, leading in 1953 to civil Model 33 Plebe (no production)
and military Model TE-1 B. Temco also converted
Navions to Twin Navions and Boeing C-97s into ambulance
aircraft. Absorbed Luscombe in 1953, and in
December that year acquired Riley Twin Navion program.
Major subcontractor in 1950s for Bell, Boeing, Convair,
Douglas, Lockheed, Martin, and McDonnell military aircraft.
Last own product was TT-1 Pinto two-seat jet primary
trainer, flown March 1956. The company became
Temco Electronics about 1960, and reappeared in the aviation
industry as part of Ling-Temco-Vought.
