The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and later merged with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin in 1995. Its founder, Allan Lockheed, had earlier founded the similarly named but otherwise-unrelated Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 to 1920. History Origins Allan Loughead and his brother Malcolm Loughead had operated an earlier aircraft company, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 to 1920. The company built and operated aircraft for paying passengers on sightseeing tours in California and had developed a prototype for the civil market, but folded in 1920 due to the flood of surplus aircraft deflating the market after World War I. Allan went into the real estate market while Malcolm had meanwhile formed a successful company marketing brake systems for automobiles. On December 13, 1926, Allan Lockheed, John Northrop, Kenneth Kay and Fred Keeler secured funding to form the Lockhe
Lockheed fue fundada en 1926 y más tarde se fusionó con Martin Marietta para formar Lockheed Martin en 1995. Su fundador, Allan Lockheed, había fundado anteriormente la Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company con el mismo nombre pero sin relación, que operaba de 1912 a 1920. Historia Orígenes Allan Loughead y su hermano Malcolm Loughead habían operado una compañía de aeronaves excedentaria, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, que estaba operativa de 1912 a 1920. La compañía construyó y operó aviones para pagar a los pasajeros en visitas turísticas en California y había desarrollado un prototipo para el mercado civil, pero se dobló en 1920 debido a la inundación de aviones excedentarios que desplomaron el mercado después de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Allan entró en el mercado inmobiliario mientras Malcolm había formado una empresa exitosa de marketing de sistemas de automóviles. El 13 de diciembre de 1926, Allan Lockheed formó el fondo John Lockheed, Kenneth Kay Northern y