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{{Infobox company
| name = Curtiss-Wright Corporation
| logo = Curtiss-Wright logo.svg
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| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list |{{nyse|CW}}|[[S&P 400]] component}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|[[Aerospace industry|Aerospace]]|[[Defense industry|Defense]]|[[Nuclear reactor technology|Nuclear Power Generation]]|General Industrial}}
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| predecessor = {{Unbulleted list|[[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]]|[[Wright Aeronautical]]}}
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| founded = {{Start date|1929|7|5}} in [[Buffalo, New York]], [[United States]]
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| hq_location_city = [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Lynn Bamford ([[Chairperson|Chair]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[Don R. Berlin]]|[[Frank Henry Russell]]}}
| products = 
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|3.12 billion|link=yes}} (2024)
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$529 million (2024)
| net_income = {{increase}} US$405 million (2024)
| assets = {{increase}} US$4.99 billion (2024)
| equity = {{increase}} US$2.45 billion (2024)
| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
| num_employees = 8,800
| num_employees_year = 2024
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| website = {{URL|curtisswright.com}}
| footnotes = <ref name=AnnualR2024>{{cite web |title=Curtiss-Wright Corporation 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000002632425000015/cw-20241231.htm |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=February 13, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2025 }}</ref>
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The '''Curtiss-Wright Corporation''' is an American manufacturer and services provider headquartered in [[Davidson, North Carolina]], with factories and operations in and outside the United States.<ref name="sec1">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000093041313000998/0000930413-13-000998-index.html|title=EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000930413-13-000998 }}</ref> Created in 1929 from the [[consolidation (business)|consolidation]] of [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company|Curtiss]], [[Wright Aeronautical|Wright]], and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during [[World War II]].

It no longer makes aircraft but still makes many related components, particularly [[actuator]]s, [[Aircraft flight control system|aircraft controls]], [[valve]]s, and it provides surface-treatment services. It supplies equipment to the [[Aerospace manufacturer|commercial]], [[Manufacturing|industrial]], [[defense industry|defense]], and [[energy]] markets. It makes parts for [[nuclear power|commercial]] and [[nuclear navy|naval]] nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and [[petroleum industry|oil]]- and [[natural gas|gas]]-related machinery.

==History==

===Merger and expansion===
Curtiss-Wright formed on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]] of [[Buffalo, New York]], and [[Wright Aeronautical]] of [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref name="curtisswright.com">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.curtisswright.com/company/history |website=Curtiss-Wright |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> It was headquartered in [[Buffalo, New York]]. With $75 million in capital (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|0.075|1929|r=2}} billion in {{Inflation-year|US}}), it became the largest aviation company in the United States.

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!Companies Merged<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Keith |date=8 September 2017 |title=The Bronx Airport That Never Was |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/nyregion/the-bronx-airport-that-never-was.html |access-date=March 5, 2024 |magazine=The New York Times}}</ref>
!Owner
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|{{Anchor|Wright Aeronautical Corp}}[[Wright Aeronautical|Wright Aeronautical Corp]]
|Hoyt
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|{{Anchor|Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co}}[[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company|Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co]]
|[[Clement Melville Keys|Keys]]
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|{{Anchor|Curtiss Airports Corp.}}Curtiss Airports Corp.
|Keys
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|{{Anchor|Curtiss Flying Service}}[[Curtiss Flying School|Curtiss Flying Service]]
|Keys
|-
|{{Anchor|Curtiss Aeroplane Export Co.}}Curtiss Aeroplane Export Co.
|Keys
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|{{Anchor|Curtiss-Caproni Corp.}}[[Curtiss-Caproni|Curtiss-Caproni Corp.]]
|Keys
|-
|{{Anchor|Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co.}}[[Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company|Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co.]]
|Keys
|-
|{{Anchor|New York Air Terminals }}New York Air Terminals
|Hoyt
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|{{Anchor|N.Y. & Suburban Airlines}}N.Y. & Suburban Airlines
|Hoyt
|-
|{{Anchor|Keystone Aircraft Corp}}[[Keystone Aircraft|Keystone Aircraft Corp]]
|Hoyt
|}

By September 1929, Curtiss-Wright had acquired the [[Moth Aircraft Corporation]] (which primarily built [[de Havilland Moth]] aircraft under licence) and the [[Travel Air Manufacturing Company]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grover |first=T. Allen |date=September 1929 |title=The Monthly Financial Review |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5MrNJNkZ88C&pg=PA75 |magazine=Aeronautics |location=Chicago, Illinois |publisher=Aeronautical Publications |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=75, 86 |access-date=16 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Travel Air to Merge with Curtiss-Wright |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19290807&id=_XxYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,1137739 |access-date=16 April 2020 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |agency=AP |date=7 August 1929 |page=1}}</ref>

====Divisions====
There were three main divisions: the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured [[airframe]]s; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced [[aircraft engine]]s; and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured [[propeller (aircraft)|propellers]]. After 1929, most engines produced by the new company were known as Wrights. Existing aircraft continued to use the Curtiss name, while new designs used either the Curtiss or Curtiss-Wright name, depending on the location where they were designed, with a few exceptions.

====Pre-World War II====
Throughout the 1930s, Curtiss-Wright designed and built aircraft for military, commercial, and private markets, but it was the Wright engine division and the longstanding relationship with the U.S. military that helped the company through the difficult years of the [[Great Depression]]. [[Guy Vaughan]] was appointed president in 1935.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/11/22/archives/guy-vaughan-82-planemaker-dies-led-curtisswright-into-era-of-mass.html |title=GUY VAUGHAN, 82, PLANEMAKER, DIES; Led Curtiss-Wright Into Era of Mass Production |date=22 November 1966 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 1937, the company developed the [[Curtiss P-36 Hawk|P-36]] fighter aircraft, resulting in the largest peacetime aircraft order ever given by the Army Air Corps. Curtiss-Wright also sold the P-36 abroad, where they were used in the early days of [[World War II]].

====War production====
During [[World War II]], Curtiss-Wright produced 142,840 aircraft engines, 146,468 electric propellers, and 29,269 airplanes.<ref name="curtisswright.com"/> Curtiss-Wright employed 180,000 workers, and ranked second among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts, behind only [[General Motors]].<ref>[[Whiz Kids (Department of Defense)|Peck, Merton J.]] & [[Frederic M. Scherer|Scherer, Frederic M.]] ''The Weapons Acquisition Process: An Economic Analysis'' (1962) [[Harvard Business School]] p.619</ref><ref>Herman, Arthur. ''Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II'', p. 312, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6964-4}}.</ref>
[[File:Curtiss-Wright entrance Cladwell NJ 1941.jpg|thumb|The main building of the Curtiss-Wright company at [[Caldwell, New Jersey]], 1941.]]
[[File:Curtiss-Wright Empire 15September1941.png|thumb|alt=alt text|''Curtiss-Wright: Biggest Aviation Company Expands Its Empire''. This provides an overall perspective on how Curtiss-Wright's business operations in the USA span from St. Louis to Buffalo, and how its newly manufactured products flow from the various factories serving the U.S. aircraft industry at that time. The map gets several things wrong, particularly the location of production of the C-46 aircraft, which was actually built in Buffalo, not St. Louis. This is from an article in Life Magazine on the 15th of September in 1941.<ref name="Google Books (LIFE Magazine Archive, September 15, 1941)">{{cite web|title=Life Magazine, September 15, 1941|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0wEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50|website=Google Books (LIFE Magazine Archive)|access-date=1 August 2015|date = 1941-09-15}}</ref>]]

Aircraft production included almost 14,000 [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|P-40]] fighters, made famous by their use by [[Claire Chennault]]'s [[Flying Tigers]] in China, over 3,000 [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|C-46 Commando]] transport aircraft, and later in the war, over 7,000 [[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C Helldiver]]s. Its most visible success came with the P-40, variously known as the Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, and Warhawk, which were built between 1940 and 1944 at the main production facilities in [[Buffalo, New York]]. During the war, a second large plant was added at Buffalo, followed by new plants at [[Columbus, Ohio]]; [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; and [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. Engine and propeller production was at plants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

In May 1942, the U.S. government assigned Curtiss-Wright a defense production factory for wartime aircraft construction at [[Louisville, Kentucky]], to produce [[Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan|C-76 Caravan]] cargo aircraft, which was constructed mostly of wood, a non-priority war material. After difficulties with the C-76, including a crash of a production model in mid-1943, as well as the realization that sufficient quantities of aluminum aircraft alloys would be available for war production, plans for large-scale C-76 production were rejected.<ref name="C-76">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&q=c-76%20cancel%20aluminum%20airplane&pg=PA235|title=Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Factory|access-date=2010-06-04|year=2000|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0813128900}}</ref>

The Louisville plant was converted to [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|C-46 Commando]] production, delivering 438 Commandos to supplement the roughly 2,500 C-46s produced at Buffalo. The C-46 cargo aircraft was fitted with two powerful radial engines and could fly at higher altitudes than most other Allied aircraft. Consequently, it was used extensively in the [[China Burma India Theater of World War II|China-Burma-India Theater]].

====Defective engines sold to the U.S. military in World War II====
From 1941 to 1943, the Curtiss Aeronautical plant in [[Lockland, Ohio]], produced aircraft engines under wartime contract, destined for installation in [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] aircraft.<ref name="MEY">Meyers, Jeffrey, ''The Genius and the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe'', University of Illinois Press, {{ISBN|978-0-252-03544-9}} (2009), pp.&nbsp;92–93</ref><ref name="CLAU">Clausen, Henry C., and Lee, Bruce, ''Pearl Harbor: Final Judgment'', Da Capo Press, {{ISBN|0-306-81035-2}} (2001), pp.&nbsp;56–58</ref> Wright officials at Lockland insisted on high engine production levels, resulting in a significant percentage of engines that did not meet Army Air Forces (AAF) inspection standards. Inspectors nevertheless approved these defective engines for shipment and installation in U.S. military aircraft. After investigation, it was later revealed that Wright company officials at Lockland had conspired with civilian technical advisers and Army inspection officers to approve substandard or defective aircraft engines for military use.<ref name="MEY"/><ref name="CLAU"/>

===Post–World War II===
====Demise of aircraft production====
Curtiss-Wright failed to make the transition to design and production of [[jet aircraft]], despite several attempts. During the war, the company expended only small amounts on aircraft research and development, instead concentrating on incremental improvements in conventional aircraft already in wartime production. This was especially true in the first two years of the war. Curtiss' failure to research and develop more advanced wing and airframe designs provided an opening for [[North American Aviation|North American]], [[Bell Aircraft|Bell]], [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]], [[Northrop Corporation|Northrop]], and other U.S. aircraft manufacturers to win contracts from the Army and Navy for more advanced aircraft designs.

The [[Curtiss P-60|P-60]], the firm's last prop-driven fighter design, was merely an extrapolation of its 1930s [[P-36 Hawk]], offering no advantage over other designs already in service. With the rapid development of jet engine technology and the advent of near-supersonic flight, this technological lag resulted in Curtiss losing several critical postwar military aircraft orders. The final nail in the coffin was the choice of the [[Northrop F-89 Scorpion]] over the [[Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk|XF-87 Blackhawk]]. After the F-87 was cancelled in October 1948, Curtiss-Wright shut down its entire Aeroplane Division and sold the assets to [[North American Aviation]]. Curtiss-Wright occasionally ventured back into the realm of aircraft design, as seen in the [[TDU-12/B Skydart]] target drone and the [[Curtiss-Wright X-19|X-19]] tiltrotor. Still, none of these efforts amounted to anything, and by the early 1960s, Curtiss-Wright was no longer a major aircraft manufacturer.

====Flight research====
While this marked Curtiss-Wright's departure from preeminence in the aviation industry, one notable spin-off involved Curtiss-Wright's flight research laboratory, which was founded in 1943 near the main plant at Buffalo Airport. During the divestiture of the airframe division, the lab was transferred to [[Cornell University]] along with a cash gift to complete the construction of a transonic wind tunnel. Cornell Aeronautical Labs, or CAL as it was known, was eventually spun off from the university as a private company, [[Calspan Corporation]], which has been responsible for numerous innovations in flight and safety research.

====Engine development====
After the government gave the development of the [[Frank Whittle|Whittle]] jet engine to [[General Electric|GE]], the company concentrated on reciprocating engines and propeller production for military transport and civilian airliners. With the twilight of the big piston aircraft engine, Curtiss-Wright needed a new design direction. In 1950, Curtiss-Wright licensed the [[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire|Sapphire]] jet engine from [[Armstrong Siddeley]] in the U.K. and manufactured it as the [[Wright J65]]. It powered models of the [[Martin B-57]], and several U.S. fighter aircraft. Subsequent derivative engines were late and did not find substantial markets.

Curtiss-Wright briefly licensed rights to the [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] from [[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU]] in 1958 as a possible aircraft power plant. For this project, Curtiss-Wright relied on the design leadership of NSU-Wankel engineer [[Max Bentele]].

====Flight simulators====
In 1954, United Airlines bought four Curtiss-Wright flight simulators for $3 million. These simulators were unlike earlier ones produced in the late 1940s for airliners but now included visuals, sound, and movement. They were the first of today's modern flight simulators for commercial aircraft.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AeADAAAAMBAJ&dq=1954+Popular+Mechanics+January&pg=PA87 "Airline Pilots Fly Anywhere in the world – Without Leaving the Ground."] ''Popular Mechanics'', August 1954, p. 87.</ref>
[[File:curtiss travel air cw-12q g-aaok arp.jpg|thumb|A Curtiss-Wright Travel Air CW-12Q at [[Cotswold Airport]], [[Gloucestershire]], England]]

====Business diversification and acquisition strategy====
In 1956, financially strapped automaker [[Studebaker-Packard Corporation]] entered into a management agreement with Curtiss-Wright to allow the nation's fifth-largest automobile manufacturer to avoid insolvency. The relationship lasted until 1959, when Curtiss-Wright withdrew from the agreement. The shift of civilian aircraft to jets left the company with little of its old business, and during the 1960s it shifted to components for aircraft and other types of equipment, such as nuclear [[submarine]]s, a business that continues today.

In 2002, Curtiss-Wright acquired [[Penny & Giles]], a supplier of black boxes and sensing devices (Hybrid linear, hybrid rotary, and VRVT sensors).<ref>PR Newswire. (1 April 2002) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2002/Curtiss-Wright-Completes-Acquisition-of-Spirents-Sensor-and-Control-Assets/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Complete Acquisition of Spirent's Sensor and Control Assets]". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.</ref>

In 2003, Curtiss-Wright acquired Systran Corporation, a supplier of specialized data communications products for real-time systems, primarily serving the aerospace and defense, industrial automation, and medical imaging markets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2003/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-Systran-Corporation/default.aspx|title=Curtiss-Wright Acquires Systran Corporation|website=www.curtisswright.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref> The acquisition also reintroduced Curtiss-Wright to Dayton, Ohio.

In 2010, Curtiss-Wright acquired [[Hybricon Corporation]] for $19 million in cash. Hybricon is a supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, providing electronic subsystem integration.<ref>Curtiss-Wright Corporation. (27 May 2010) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2010/Curtiss-Wright-to-Acquire-Hybricon-Corporation/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright to acquire Hybricon Corporation]". Curtiss-Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.</ref>

In 2011, Curtiss-Wright acquired Ireland-based Acra Control for $61 million in cash. Acra Control is a supplier of data acquisition systems and networks, data recorders, and telemetry ground stations for both defense and commercial aerospace markets.<ref>Ryan, Jim (28 July 2011) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2011/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-ACRA-Control-Ltd/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Acquires Acra Control LTD]" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2013.</ref>

At the beginning of 2013, Curtiss-Wright acquired Exlar Corporation for $85 million in cash. Exlar, a private company, is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electric actuators used in motion control solutions in industrial and military markets. The acquired business will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment.<ref>Ryan, Jim (2 January 2013) "[http://www.curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2013/Curtiss-Wright-Acquires-Exlar-Corporation/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Acquires Exlar Corporation]" Curtiss Wright Company Website. Retrieved 21 August 2015.</ref> In October 2013, Curtiss-Wright completed the acquisition of the Parvus Corporation, a business unit of [[Eurotech (company)|Eurotech S.p.A.]], for $38 million. Parvus is a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged, small-form-factor computers and communications subsystems for the aerospace, defense, homeland security, and industrial markets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/12053816/1/curtiss-wright-acquires-parvus-corporation.html|title=Curtiss-Wright Acquires Parvus Corporation|last=GlobeNewswire|date=2013-10-01|work=TheStreet|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816125916/https://www.thestreet.com/story/12053816/1/curtiss-wright-acquires-parvus-corporation.html|archive-date=2018-08-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Curtiss-Wright acquired military communications equipment supplier Pacific Star Communications for $400 million, on November 2, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davidson |first=N.C. |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/curtiss-wright-completes-acquisition-of-pacific-star-communications-inc.-2020-11-02 |title=Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of Pacific Star Communications, Inc. |date=November 2, 2020 |publisher=[[Nasdaq]] |agency=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=2021-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Curtiss-Wright to buy communications firm PacStar|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/curtiss-wright-to-buy-communications-firm-pacstar|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Janes.com|language=en}}</ref>

Curtiss-Wright Corporation finalized the acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC (901D) for $132 million in cash. Designing and manufacturing electronic systems, subsystems, and shipboard enclosures, 901D is a contributor to major U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs, including both nuclear and non-nuclear powered vessels.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC |url=https://curtisswright.com/news/press-releases/news-release-details/2020/Curtiss-Wright-Completes-Acquisition-of-901D-Holdings-LLC/default.aspx |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=curtisswright.com |language=en-CA}}</ref>

In February 2020, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) completed the acquisition of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd. ("Dyna-Flo") for $81 million in cash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gowling WLG |date=2020 |title=CURTISS-WRIGHT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF DYNA-FLO |url=https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/client-work/2020/curtiss-wright-completes-acquisition/}}</ref>

In January 2022, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) announced an agreement to acquire assets from Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA), a move aimed at expanding its presence in the military aircraft emergency arresting systems sector. SAA, a subsidiary of Safran Aerosystems, specializes in designing and manufacturing aircraft emergency arresting systems and will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Naval & Power segment following the acquisition. The completion of the acquisition, valued at $240 million, is contingent on regulatory approval and other closing conditions, with expectations for finalization in the third quarter of 2022. The strategic acquisition of SAA is part of Curtiss-Wright's efforts to enhance growth prospects and diversify its product portfolio. With an anticipated positive impact on CW's earnings, the $240 million transaction is projected to contribute to a robust free cash flow conversion rate exceeding 100%, signaling a favorable liquidity position for the company in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Curtiss-Wright (CW) to Buy Safran Aerosystems' Arm for $240M |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-cw-buy-safran-141002585.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>

In November 2022, CW finalized the acquisition of Keronite Group Limited, involving a cash transaction of $35 million. This strategic move is expected to enhance Curtiss-Wright's capabilities in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation ("PEO") surface treatment services. Operating within Curtiss-Wright's Aerospace & Industrial segment, the acquisition is projected to have a neutral impact on the company's earnings in the initial year. It is anticipated to yield a 100% free cash flow conversion rate, underscoring the robust liquidity position. This strengthened financial position can be leveraged for profitable and revenue-generating strategies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Curtiss-Wright (CW) Completes the Acquisition of Keronite Group |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-cw-completes-acquisition-154503285.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Products==

===Aircraft===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Model name
! First flight
! Number built
! Type

|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss Bleeker SX-5-1 Helicopter]]
|align=center| 1926
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Experimental single-engine helicopter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss Teal]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane flying boat
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright Junior]]
|align=center| 1930
|align=center| ~270
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane sport airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-3 Duckling]]
|align=center| 1931
|align=center| 3
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane flying boat
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk]]
|align=center| 1931
|align=center| 7+
|align=left| Single-engine biplane parasite fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss A-8]]
|align=center| 1931
|align=center| 13
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-15]]
|align=center| 1931
|align=center| 15
|align=left| Single-engine cabin monoplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-16]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 22 or 23
|align=left| Single-engine biplane trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey|Curtiss-Wright CW-17]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Single-engine biplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss O-40 Raven]]
|align=center| 1932
|align=center| 5
|align=left| Single-engine biplane observation airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss F11C Goshawk]]
|align=center| 1932
|align=center| 30
|align=left| Single-engine biplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-31 Swift]]
|align=center| 1932
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss YA-10 Shrike]]
|align=center| 1932
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss T-32 Condor II]]
|align=center| 1933
|align=center| 45
|align=left| Twin-engine biplane airliner
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss BF2C Goshawk]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 166
|align=left| Single-engine biplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-6]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 8
|align=left| Single-engine cabin monoplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-12]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 40 or 41
|align=left| Single-engine biplane trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 38+
|align=left| Single-engine biplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-19]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| ~43
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XF13C]]
|align=center| 1934
|align=center| 3
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss SOC Seagull]]
|align=center| 1934
|align=center| 258
|align=left| Single-engine biplane scout floatplane 
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CA-1]]
|align=center| 1935
|align=center| 3
|align=left| Single-engine biplane flying boat
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss P-36 Hawk]]
|align=center| 1935
|align=center| 1115
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss A-12 Shrike]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 46
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XA-14]]
|align=center| 1935
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype twin-engine monoplane attack airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss A-18 Shrike]]
|align=center| 1935
|align=center| 13
|align=left| Twin-engine attack monoplane airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss SBC Helldiver]]
|align=center| 1935
|align=center| 257
|align=left| Single-engine biplane dive bomber
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss P-37]]
|align=center| 1937
|align=center| 14
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-21]]
|align=center| 1938
|align=center| 62
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]]
|align=center| 1938
|align=center| 13738
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-42]]
|align=center| 1939
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss SO3C Seamew]]
|align=center| 1939
|align=center| 795
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane scout floatplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-22]]
|align=center| 1940
|align=center| ~442
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-23]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss C-46 Commando]]
|align=center| 1940
|align=center| 3181
|align=left| Twin-engine monoplane cargo airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss O-52 Owl]]
|align=center| 1940
|align=center| 203
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane observation airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver]]
|align=center| 1940
|align=center| 7140
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane dive bomber
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss AT-9]]
|align=center| 1941
|align=center| 792
|align=left| Twin-engine monoplane trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-46]]
|align=center| 1941
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss P-60]]
|align=center| 1941
|align=center| 4
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan]]
|align=center| 1943
|align=center| 25
|align=left| Twin-engine monoplane cargo airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender]]
|align=center| 1943
|align=center| 3
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-62]]
|align=center| 1943
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss SC Seahawk]]
|align=center| 1944
|align=center| 577
|align=left| Single-engine monoplane scout floatplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XF14C]]
|align=center| 1944
|align=center| 1
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XBTC]]
|align=center| 1945
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane torpedo bomber
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XF15C]]
|align=center| 1945
|align=center| 3
|align=left| Prototype mixed propulsion monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XBT2C]]
|align=center| 1945
|align=center| 9
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane torpedo bomber
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk]]
|align=center| 1948
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Four-engine jet monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright X-19]]
|align=center| 1963
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Experimental twin-engine tiltrotor airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright VZ-7]]
|align=center| 
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Experimental single-engine helicopter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-2]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt two-seat monoplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-5]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt cargo airplane
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss-Wright CW-18]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt two-seat trainer
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-53]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 2
|align=left| Prototype single-engine monoplane fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XP-71]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt twin-engine monoplane heavy fighter
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss XSB3C]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt single-engine monoplane dive bomber
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss KD2C Skeet]]
|align=center| 1947
|align=center| 
|align=left| Target drone
|-
|align=left| [[Curtiss CW-32]]
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| 0
|align=left| Unbuilt four-engine transport<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Curtiss-Wright Plans New Cargo Transport |magazine=Aviation News |date=24 November 1946 |volume=6 |issue=22 |page=10 |url=http://archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1946-11-25/page/n5 |access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2021}}
|-
|}

===Curtiss Electric propellers===
As well as manufacturing engines, a range of electrically actuated [[constant speed propeller|constant speed]] three- and four-bladed propellers were manufactured under the name ''Curtiss Electric''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.enginehistory.org/propellers.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105060046/http://enginehistory.org/propellers.htm|url-status=dead|title=Curtiss Electric Propeller|archive-date=November 5, 2007}}</ref>

=== Albert Kahn ===
[[Albert Kahn Associates]] designed several industrial buildings for the Curtiss Wright Corporation,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Albert Kahn Associated Architects and Engineers, Inc. |title=Architecture |publisher=Architectural Catalog Company, Inc. |year=1948 |location=New York |pages=159 |language=English}}</ref> including plants in Beaver, PA; Buffalo, NY; Caldwell, NJ; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Kenmore, NY; Louisville, KY and St. Louis, MO. [[Albert Kahn (architect)|Albert Kahn's]] personal working library, the [https://libguides.ltu.edu/c.php?g=816846&p=5844692 Albert Kahn Library Collection], is housed at [[Lawrence Technological University]] in [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]], Michigan.

==See also==
*''[[United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.]]'', a 1936 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] case about the role of the [[President of the United States|President]] in [[foreign relations]].
*[[George Conrad Westervelt]]
*[[Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute]] in [[Glendale, California]]

==References==

===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*Bowers, Peter M. ''Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947''. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1979. {{ISBN|0-370-10029-8}}.
*Eltscher, Louis R. and Young, Edward M. ''Curtiss-Wright{{spaced ndash}}Greatness and Decline''. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1998. {{ISBN|0-8057-9829-3}}.
*{{cite book|last=Gunston|first=Bill|title=World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition|year=2006|publisher=Sutton Publishing Limited|location=Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK|isbn=0-7509-4479-X}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*{{official website|curtisswright.com}}
*[https://www.curtisswrightds.com/ Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081218125537/http://www.cwfc.com/ Curtiss-Wright Flow Control website]
*[http://www.cw-industrial.com Curtiss-Wright Industrial website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151023004642/http://www.curtisswright.com/organization/commercial-industrial/sensors-and-controls/default.aspx Curtiss-Wright Sensors & Controls website]
*[http://www.cwst.com/ Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511185648/http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Curtiss/Aero2.htm The Glenn Curtiss Companies: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commemoration]
*[http://buffaloah.com/h/aero/aero.html History of the Aerospace Industry in Buffalo, NY]
*[https://archive.org/details/1940CurtissWrightBuffaloNYHandbook 1940 Curtiss Wright Buffalo NY Handbook – Internet Archive]

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