Pioneer Instrument Company
| Industry | Aeronautics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 in Brooklyn, New York |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Parent | Bendix Corporation (1922–1983) |
The Pioneer Instrument Company was a U.S.-based producer specializing in aviation equipment.
History
Established in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York by Morris Maxey Titterington and Brice Herbert Goldsborough, utilizing patents originally held by Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Corporation, with Charles Herbert Colvin serving as president, Pioneer focused on creating aeronautical devices including the bubble sextant and the Earth Inductor Compass. In 1922, the firm expanded through the acquisition of Brandis & Sons, Inc., and subsequently became part of the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. Following the United States’ entry into World War II, Pioneer operated as the Pioneer Instrument Division within Bendix Aviation and moved its operations to New Jersey. By 1943, it combined with the Eclipse Machine Company, resulting in the Eclipse-Pioneer Division under Bendix Aviation.
The Pioneer division was dissolved after Bendix Corporation’s breakup in 1983.
Products
- ST-90 utilized on Jupiter and early Saturn I launch vehicles
- ST-80 designed for the PGM-11 Redstone missile
- ST-120 employed in the Pershing missile system
- ST-124-M3 inertial platform implemented on the Saturn V
Bibliography
- 1919 establishments in New York (state)
- Aerospace companies of the United States
- Aircraft component manufacturers of the United States
- American companies established in 1919
- American companies disestablished in 1983
- Companies based in New Jersey
- Electronics companies established in 1919
- Electronics companies disestablished in 1983
- Bendix Corporation