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Frederick Brant Rentschler (November 8, 1887 – April 25, 1956) was an American aircraft engine designer, aviation engineer, industrialist, and the founder of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the aircraft of Charles Lindbergh , Amelia Earhart and James ...
United Aircraft was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1934 by the break-up of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. It became United Technologies in 1975 and diversified into various high tech fields, including jet engines, helicopters, and railways.
A 1929 holding company that combined aviation manufacturing and airline businesses, founded by William Boeing and Frederick Rentschler. It was broken up by antitrust laws in 1934, resulting in United Aircraft, Boeing Airplane, and United Air Lines.
In 1925, Frederick Rentschler approached Pratt & Whitney for funding and a location to build his new aircraft engine. [4] Pratt & Whitney loaned him $250,000, the use of the Pratt & Whitney name, and space in their building.
Jonathan Metzl is an American psychiatrist and author who teaches sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. He has written several books on topics such as gender, health, and whiteness in the US.
United Technologies (UTC) was an American multinational corporation that diversified into various fields, including aircraft engines and aerospace systems. It merged with Raytheon in 2020 to form RTX Corporation, and spun off Otis and Carrier as separate companies.
UTC Aerospace Systems was a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation that supplied aerospace and defense products. It was formed in 2012 by merging Goodrich Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand, and later merged with Rockwell Collins in 2018.
Renbrook School is a private day school in West Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 1935. It has three divisions: Beginning School, Lower School, and Upper School, and offers a variety of academic and extracurricular programs.