Talk:Ryan Aeronautical

No mention is made of the Company’s involvement in the AH-64 Apache project…Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical manufactured Apache airframes for Hughes Helicopters during the prototype phase and (in 1982) early production, and for (what became) McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. after 1984. Total was 943 airframes plus 6 prototypes. Ryan’s involvement in the program was terminated when Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1998 and assumed control of airframe production.

Additionally, Ryan built several hundred engine bay door sections for the F/A-18A-D Hornet as well as designing and building the [stillborn] Model 350 BQM-145 drone and the MQ-4 ‘Global Hawk’ UAV, which was acquired by Northrop Grumman and produced in significant numbers after they acquired Ryan.

Finally, after Ryan closed in 1999 an agreement was struck to preserve certain buildings as historical landmarks, but when the contractor arrived in 2013 to raze the site they demolished everything, completely erasing any material evidence that Ryan Aeronautical ever existed there.

Recently, improvements to San Diego International Airport’s access roads were opened over what used to be Ryan’s property, and no landmarks exist to indicate that an aircraft company was ever there.

Founding

• • How does it get founded in 1934 when the Sprit of St. Louis flew in the late 20's? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.29.1.114 (talk) 08:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Did you read past the first sentence? Ryan, previously best known for building Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic Spirit of St. Louis, had been owner or partner in several previous companies, one of which also bore the name Ryan Aeronautical. The Spirit of St. Louis, however, was not built by the final Ryan Aeronautical entity. If that isn't clear enough, we can try re-writing it to be more clear. The point here is to be understood by everyone. - BillCJ (talk) 12:35, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Please check the T.C. Ryan entry for new sources relating to Ryan's relationship to the Spirit of St. Louis thru primary documents posted online. It is of a letter written by Charles Lindbergh to Donald Hall contesting the rumor that Ryan had a direct hand in the Spirit. Regarding this company that was founded in 1934, it has no relationship to the company that build the Spirit of St. Louis except that Ryan founded and sold it to Frank Mahoney. Thats a common error since the name changes at the time make it very confusing. Mahoney later changed the name after the Spirit landed in Paris. Later still, he renamed his company Mahoney-Ryan after his company that build the Spirit moved to St. Louis in 1929. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Virtualn (talk • contribs) 06:54, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Added the primary sources to this entry too. Perhaps it can be re-written to take into account the new sources? Also, I'm not sure why this entry is still stating that there are not citations? Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Virtualn (talk • contribs) 07:04, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

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