Williams Aircraft Design Company Explained

Williams Aircraft Design Company
Type:Privately held company
Location City:Northridge, California
Location Country:United States
Key People:Art Williams
Industry:Aerospace
Products:aircraft plans

The Williams Aircraft Design Company was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Northridge, California and run by Art Williams. The company specialized in the design of racing aircraft.[1]

Several of Williams products were the result of collaboration with other designers. For instance the Williams-Cangie WC-1 Sundancer was designed with Carl Cangie and won first place at the 1973 Reno Air Races Formula One Class.[1]

The Williams W-17 Stinger design captured second place at the 1973 Reno Air Races in the biplane class.[1]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft designed by the Williams Aircraft Design Company
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Williams W-17 Stinger1970soneFormula One air racer
Williams-Cangie WC-1 Sundancer1970soneBiplane air racer
Williams-Gully Special
Williams Special

Notes and References

  1. Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 160. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977.