| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | San Fernando, California, United States |
Key people | Ted Nelson William Hawley Bowlus |
| Products | Motor gliders Aero engines |
The Nelson Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1945 by sailplane pilot Ted Nelson and sailplane designer William Hawley Bowlus in San Fernando, California.[1]
Bowlus and Nelson formed the Nelson Aircraft Corporation to build a two-seat, motor glider version of the popular Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross. The designers nicknamed this design the Bumblebee but they sold the powered glider under the official moniker, Dragonfly.[2]