| Globe Aircraft Corporation | |
| Former Name: | Bennett Aircraft Corporation |
| Industry: | Aerospace |
| Fate: | Bankrupt |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successor: | Temco Aircraft |
| Hq Location City: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
The Globe Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas. It was declared bankrupt in 1947.
The Bennett Aircraft Corporation was originally formed on 5 April 1940 to develop aircraft using a Bakelite bonded plywood Duraloid.[1] The company's first design was the BTC-1 twin engined monoplane. The company was renamed the Globe Aircraft Corporation in 1941 and they produced a single-engined Continental A-80 powered Globe GC-1 Swift.
With the start of the war the company abandoned plans to produce the aircraft as it concentrated on sub-contract building of 600 Beech AT-10s and components for other aircraft like the Curtiss C-46.
When wartime restrictions were removed the company developed a re-designed and all-metal version of the GC-1 designated the GC-1A Swift which first flew in 1945. The production of the Swift was sub-contracted to the Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO). In July 1947 the company was declared bankrupt; the assets and design rights of the Swift were bought by TEMCO.
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett BTC-1 | 1940 | 1 | Twin engine transport |
| Globe GC-1 Swift | 1941 | 1,521 | Sport airplane |
| Globe AT-10 Wichita | 1943 | 600 | Twin engine trainer |
| Globe KDG Snipe | 1946 | Target drone | |
| Globe KD2G Firefly | 1946 | Target drone | |
| Globe KD3G Snipe | 1946 | Target drone | |
| Globe KD4G Quail | 1949 | Target drone | |
| Globe KD5G | 1950 | Target drone | |
| Globe KD6G Firefly | 1951 | Target drone | |