Malcolm Lockheed

Malcolm Lockheed, born Malcolm Loughead, was an American aviation entrepreneur who co-founded the aircraft company that later became Lockheed.

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Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company: An early aircraft company founded by Malcolm and Allan Loughead in San Francisco in 1912. This was the brothers’ first aircraft venture, established before the Lockheed name.
Flying boat: An aircraft designed to take off from and land on water using its hull as a float. The Loughead brothers built seaplanes that could operate without conventional runways.
Allan Loughead: An American aircraft designer and entrepreneur who co-founded the Loughead brothers’ aviation companies. Allan shared Malcolm’s ventures and supplied much of their aircraft-design expertise.
Lockheed Vega: A single-engine, high-wing monoplane introduced by Lockheed in 1927. The Vega became an early commercial success for the revived Lockheed company.
Loughead Model G: A two-seat flying boat designed and built by the Loughead brothers in 1913. The Model G was the first aircraft produced by Malcolm and Allan’s company.
Aircraft design: The process of defining an aircraft’s configuration, structure, systems, and performance. Malcolm’s companies turned aircraft designs into working prototypes and commercial ventures.
Glenn Curtiss: An American aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer who founded the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Curtiss’s established aircraft business formed part of the competitive world Malcolm entered.
Lockheed Model 10 Electra: A twin-engine passenger aircraft introduced by Lockheed in 1934. The Electra exemplified the company’s growth into commercial aircraft manufacturing.
Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company: A California aircraft manufacturer founded by the Loughead brothers in 1916. It continued the brothers’ aviation business under a new corporate name.
Hydro-aeroplane: An early term for an aircraft designed to operate from water. The Alco company’s name reflected its focus on water-based aircraft.