1929
Curtiss-Wright’s $220M initial public offering on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as largest aviation company in the U.S.
August 22, 1929
Wall Street Crash of 1929 concludes with Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 23% over two days (Black Tuesday) October 24, 1929
Curtiss P-36 Hawk Fighter Plane developed, leading
to largest peacetime aircraft order ever given by Army Air Corps
October 1, 1937
1940
Curtiss-Wright’s infamous
P-40 War Hawk flies first combat mission; Total war-time production of 13,738 planes
June 1, 1941
Japanese aircraft launch surprise attack on the major U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, leading to U.S. entry into WWII
December 7, 1941
Curtiss-Wright employs 180,000 workers, ranks second among U.S. corporations in value of wartime production contracts (behind only General Motors)
January 1, 1942
1950
Curtiss-Wright wins contract from United Airlines to provide first modern flight simulators for commercial aircraft pilots
June 30, 1954
The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, is put to sea
January 17, 1955
The first commercial nuclear power plant is commissioned in Shippingport, PA
May 26, 1958
1960
Curtiss-Wright acquires Target Rock Corporation - marking the Company’s entry into the U.S. Navy and commercial nuclear markets
January 1, 1961
The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
November 25, 1961
Curtiss-Wright receives first order for valves supporting commercial nuclear power plants
June 30, 1967
Curtiss-Wright acquires Metal Improvement Company, critical provider of shot peening services to industrial and aerospace customers
January 2, 1968
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Curtiss-Wright shot peened the foot pads on the lunar module
July 20, 1969
1970
Curtiss-Wright licensed the Wankel rotary engine for automobile applications, later adapted for flight testing
November 2, 1970
1980
Curtiss-Wright receives commercial contracts to peen-form wing skins for the complete family of McDonnell-Douglas transports, as well as the British Aerospace/ Airbus Industrie consortium’s (then) next-generation A320 airplane
June 30, 1988
1990
Curtiss-Wright issues a special cash dividend of $30 per share to its shareholders
August 15, 1990
Emergence of the World Wide Web as a publicly-available Internet service
August 6, 1991
Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) takes its first flight, included main mission computer developed by Curtiss-Wright
February 28, 1998
Curtiss-Wright included in Forbes magazine’s list of America’s 200 Best Small Companies for 1999
November 1, 1999
2000
Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacks four airplanes and carries out attacks against targets in the United States
September 11, 2001
Curtiss-Wright signs contract with Westinghouse to provide reactor coolant pumps for AP1000 commercial nuclear power plants in China
July 24, 2007
2010
‘One Curtiss-Wright’ vision established at investor day event in New York; Focus on top-quartile metrics
December 11, 2013
Curtiss-Wright added to the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index; Market capitalization crosses $4 Billion
January 22, 2016
2019
Curtiss-Wright concludes its 90th year of trading
with a market capitalization exceeding $6 Billion
December 31, 2019