merged with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company on July 5, 1929, to become the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Their engine divisions merged in 1931. During World War II, the Paterson plant had 24,000 employees, working in three daily shifts. They made some 75,000 engines for the B-25, the Boeing B-17, and other aircraft. Wright also made engines for 44 commercial airlines and rocket engines for space travel. However, the Paterson plant closed in 1946. Products Aircraft Aircraft engines See also Wright Company Curtiss-Wright References More information External links Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States . Wright brothers Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States American companies established in 1919 Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1919 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1929 1919 establishments in New Jersey 1929 disestablishments in New Jersey Defunct manufacturing companies based in New Jersey Former components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Wright aircraft engines