Frederick Brant Rentschler (November 8, 1887 to April 25, 1956) was an American aircraft engine designer, aviation engineer, industrialist and the founder of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft. Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the aircraft of Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and James Doolittle. He is also a co-founder of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, the predecessor of United Technologies Corporation. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
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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.
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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.
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In April 1925, Frederick Rentschler, an Ohio native and former executive at Wright Aeronautical, was determined to start an aviation-related business of his own.
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