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The Edo Aircraft Company, later renamed the EDO Corporation, was founded in 1925. The company's first project was an all-metal flying boat, called the 'Malolo.' Because of the limited market for flying boats in 1926, the company switched its endeavors to the design and construction of all-metal seaplane floats. Development of the EDO all-metal float did much to stimulate the use of seaplanes. Over 300 different types of aircraft, from many countries, were equipped with EDO floats by 1941. During 1942-1945 all the floats used by the Navy and Army Air Corps were built by EDO. After the war, the company ventured into other areas, including: Sonar for underwater exploration and antisubmarine warfare; development of the hydro-ski; involvement in the Navy's Polaris and Trident programs; development of the navigational aide Loran; and participation in cold-war intelligence gathering equipment.
NASM.1995.0054
Edo Aircraft Corp
1925-1970
bulk 1927-1945
Margery O. Erickson, gift, 1995, 1995-0054, unknown
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to the EDO Aircraft Corporation, mostly from the 1920s-1940s. The following types of material are included: company correspondence, photographs, brochures, price lists and float specifications, and annual reports.
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Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics, Military
Edo Model B Flying Boat "Malolo"
Seaplanes
Seaplanes -- Design and construction
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Financial records