General Aviation PJ-1 (AF-15)
The PJ-1 was a 1933 flying boat used by the USCG, United States Coast Guard as a sea patrol and rescue aircraft and was originally designated as FLB, Flying Life Boat
The aircraft had two fixed floats under the wings.
The PJ-1 was not a true amphibious aircraft, but was equipped with a simple retractable undercarriage, which made it possible to reach the beach independently.
The fuselage was made of aluminum and the wing of wood. A total of five FLBs were built.
The two engines each had a pusher propeller and were of the type
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp with an output of 420 hp each.
The crew consisted of two pilots, a navigator and a radio operator.
The Fokker factories are taken over
Officially, the designation “Fokker Atlantic” disappeared from this type.
In May 1929, General Motors acquired a 41 percent stake in the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America. This was achieved through a (once again) necessary capital injection.
The “Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America” now became part of the General Motors subsidiary: “General Aviation Corporation”.
The operating company “Atlantic Aircraft Corporation” was incorporated into the production company of the “General Aviation Corporation”: the “General Aviation Manufacturing Corporation” (GAMC).
The aircraft continued to be called "Fokkers," even in advertisements. Anthony Fokker became director of engineering at the General Aviation Corporation.
General Motors sold the company in 1934 to aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.
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