Snow Aeronautical

Snow Aeronautical

Industry	Aerospace
Founder	Leland Snow
Defunct	1965 (1965)
Fate	Merged
Successor	Aero Commander
Headquarters	Olney, Texas , United States

Early Snow S-2A open-cockpit ex-crop sprayer of 1959 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1997

N9462R Snow S-2C-600 built circa 1961, seen here at a later date after being fitted with enclosed cockpit

Snow Aeronautical was an American aircraft manufacturer established in 1956 in Olney, Texas by Leland Snow to manufacture and market agricultural aircraft of his design.

History

Leland Snow, a graduate of the aeronautical engineering program at Texas A&M University, had designed and flown his S-1 in 1953.[1] Originally working at Harlingen, Texas, he moved to Olney, Texas in 1958 where production of the S-2 began. [2]

The British aviation company of Britten-Norman acted as distributors for Snow's aircraft and later took a 17% equity stake in the company.[3] In 1965 Snow Aeronautical was purchased by the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell, who refined and marketed the S-2 design as the Rockwell S2R Thrush Commander.[4][5]

Aircraft

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Snow S-1	1953	1	Single engine agricultural monoplane
Snow S-2	1956	414	Single engine agricultural monoplane

See also

• Air Tractor
• Ayres Corporation
• Call Aircraft Company
• Thrush Aircraft

References

Notes

1. Anderson, Mabry. "The Early Days Down South". PT6 Nation. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. "Air Tractor 50th Anniversary". YouTube. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
3. "Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander". Flight. 24 June 1965. p. 1035. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
4. "Aero Buys Another Aircraft Plant". Daily Oklahoman. 16 November 1965. p. 1N.
5. McConal, Jon (16 November 1965). "Aircraft Plant at Olney Sold for $1 Million". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 3.

Bibliography

• Alexander, E. D. (7 August 1960). "Olney Moved Fast to Establish New Industry". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 7.
• Dromgoole, Glenn (15 January 1967). "Olney Gambles and Wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 8-C.