United Aircraft

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United Aircraft Corporation
IndustryAerospace
PredecessorUnited Aircraft and Transport Corporation
FoundedSeptember 26, 1934
FateRenamed to United Technologies effective May 1, 1975
SuccessorUnited Technologies
Headquarters
Hartford, Connecticut
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United States
Key people
Frederick Rentschler, founder; George J. Mead, senior engineer

The United Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer formed by the break-up of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in 1934. In 1975, the company became United Technologies, which in 2020 merged with Raytheon, later renamed RTX Corporation.[1]

  1. ^ "United Technologies and Raytheon Complete Merger of Equals Transaction". www.rtx.com (Press release). Raytheon Technologies. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.