Goodrich Corporation

Type	Public (NYSE: GR)
Founded	1870 in Akron, Ohio
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Key people	Marshall Larsen, CEO & Chairman
Products	Aerospace
Website	http://www.goodrich.com

The Goodrich Corporation (formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company) NYSE: GR, based in Charlotte is an American aerospace manufacturing company. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F. Goodrich Company" in 1880, to BFGoodrich in the 1980's, and to the "Goodrich Corporation" in 2001. Goodrich Corporation logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by a relatively few individuals. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world (by dollar volume) and second largest by number of listings. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Motto: Official website: http://www. ... County Mecklenburg Flag Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - Total  - Water 629. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world (by dollar volume) and second largest by number of listings. ... County Mecklenburg Flag Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - Total  - Water 629. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-1888) was an American industrialist in the rubber industry. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The company has a history of innovation and was responsible for introducing the zipper. As B.F. Goodrich, the company became one of the largest tire and rubber manufacturers in the world, helped in part by the 1986 merger with Uniroyal (formerly the United States Rubber Company). This product line was sold to Michelin in 1988, and the company acquired Rohr (1997), Coltec Industries, and TRW Aeronautical Systems (formerly Lucas Aerospace) in 2002. The sale of the specialty chemicals division and subsequent change to the current name completed the transformation. In 2005, company sales were $5.4 billion dollars. Closeup of the zipper on a pair of jeans Zippers are commonly used as a fastener for the front of a pair of pants. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Rubber Company was a rubber manufacturer founded by Charles R. Flint in 1892. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are communes and places that have the name Rohr: // In Austria Rohr im Gebirge, in Lower Austria Rohr im Kremstal In France Rohr, in the Bas-Rhin département in Germany Rohr (Thuringia) , in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, Thuringia Rohr (Mittelfranken) , in the Roth district, Bavaria Rohr in Niederbayern... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Troy, Ohio plant was purchased in 1946 from WACO. Since then, Goodrich has manufactured wheels and brakes for a variety of aircraft. Among these are commercial, military, regional, and business programs. This successful operation lies at the core of Goodrich's business. Competitors include the aerostructures divisions of companies such as Alcoa (Howmet//Huck) and SNECMA. Troy is a city located in Miami County, Ohio. ... WACO (short for Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio) was an aircraft company located in Troy, Ohio. ... Alcoa NYSE: AA is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, and alumina with operations in 43 countries. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ...

Platforms

• Civil:
  • Boeing 737
  • Boeing 747-400
  • Boeing 757-200
  • Boeing 767
  • Boeing 777
  • Boeing 787
  • Airbus A320 series
  • Airbus A330/A340
  • Airbus A380
  • Cessna Citation
  • Bombardier Global Express
  • Lear Jet
  • Handley Page Jetstream
• Military:
  • F-14 Tomcat
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon nosewheel
  • S-3 Viking
  • P-3 Orion
  • C-141 Starlifter
  • C-5 Galaxy
  • B-52 Stratofortress
  • F-111 Aardvark
  • F-117 Nighthawk
  • A-6 Intruder
  • CH-46 Sea Knight (wheels or rotor brakes)
  • CH-47 Chinook (wheels or rotor brakes)
  • CH-53 Sea Stallion (wheels or rotor brakes)
  • V-22 Osprey (wheels or rotor brakes)
  • Space Shuttles (wheels and brakes)

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Further reading

• Mansel G. Blackford; B. F. Goodrich: Tradition and Transformation, 1870–1995; 1996, Ohio State University Press; ISBN 0814206964.

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External links

• Goodrich Corporation website
• Delavan Spray Technologies (A Goodrich Company)-->