Noorduyn

Noorduyn
IndustryAeronautics
Predecessor
    • Noorduyn Aircraft Limited
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933) in Montreal, Canada
Founder
Headquarters,
Products
OwnerNorco Associates

Noorduyn is a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft products and accessories, specializing in high performance composites. It is headquartered in Montreal, and has offices worldwide serving the commercial, business and military aviation markets.[1]

The company was originally established as Noorduyn Aircraft Limited, an aircraft manufacturer, by Dutch immigrant Robert B. C. Noorduyn and Walter Clayton. It was established in Montreal in 1933[2] and in early 1934, acquired the Curtiss-Reid factory in Cartierville, Quebec, near Montreal. In 1935, it began operating as Noorduyn Aviation.[2] The rights to Noorduyn were traded on several occasions,[3] and production ceased in 1959.[4]

  1. ^ "About Us". February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Noorduyn Norseman History Site". www.norsemanhistory.ca.
  3. ^ "Histoire de Saint-Laurent - Développement industriel". www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. ^ "Overview". www.norsemanhistory.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-15.