The Taylor "Chummy", built in 1929 is the
grandfather of the Piper Cub. This replica is on display in the Monroe County Rochester
NY Airport Terminal. It was built in 1998 by the Rochester Chapter of the
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).
The Taylor Brothers Aircraft Company
filed incorporation papers on March 23, 1928. Directors were: Gordon A. Taylor,
C. Gilbert Taylor, Herbert W. Brigham, Ward N. Britton and Arthur Taylor. The
initial filing consisted of 2,000 shares, without par value. Shareholders were
Gordon A. Taylor, C. Gilbert Taylor and Herbert F. Brigham, each having one
share.
Gordon A. Taylor was killed in a
plane crash on April 24th, 1928. He was demonstrating a Taylor airplane at the
Detroit air show when the crash occurred.
On November 3, 1928, President C.G.
Taylor and Secretary Harold M. Shaw filed papers to increase the amount of
shares outstanding by 1,000.
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