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Garrett Corporation
From Graces Guide
of Los Angeles 45, California and Phoenix, Arizona.
Maker of AiResearch Cabin Air Compressors.
1936 John Clifford Garrett founded a company in Los Angeles
1939 Garrett incorporated the Garrett Corporation with 3 divisions:
- Airsupply Division
- Garrett Supply Division
- AiResearch Manufacturing Division
1939 Garrett established a small research laboratory to conduct "air research" on the development of pressurized flight for passenger aircraft - this became AiResearch's first 'lab'.
1966 The Garrett Corporation took a 48 percent shareholding in the Normalair company, which was subsequently renamed Normalair-Garrett Limited.[1]
1974 Invested in gas turbines for heavy trucks.[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia