Private company
Aircraft Radio Corporation
Logo: Aircraft Radio Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Major avionics manufacturer from the 1920s to the '50s1
Aircraft Radio Corporation (ARC) – not to be confused with Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) – was a principal pioneer and major manufacturer of avionics for military and commercial aircraft, and later general aviation (light) aircraft, from the 1920s to the 1950s—subsequently acquired and rebranded by a succession of other companies, each of whom changed the official name, of the enterprise, while initially continuing ARC's primary function, staffing, facilities and product focus.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Aircraft Radio Corporation (ARC) – not to be confused with Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) – was a principal pioneer and major manufacturer of avionics for military and commercial aircraft, and later general aviation (light) aircraft, from the 1920s to the 1950s—subsequently acquired and rebranded by a succession of other companies, each of whom changed the official name, of the enterprise, while initially continuing ARC's primary function, staffing, facilities and product focus.2
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- WikipediaAircraft Radio Corporation
- WikidataQ28404822
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