Stinson's death accelerated the assimilation of Stinson Aircraft Corporation into larger corporate entities: first by Cord Corporation, then by Aviation Corporation (AVCO), and later by Consolidated Vultee. In 1948, the Stinson company was sold to the Piper Aircraft Corporation, which continued to produce 108s for a limited time. Piper transformed an original Stinson design (the "Twin Stinson") into the successful Piper Apache, the world's first general aviation all-metal twin-engined modern aircraft. Aircraft References Footnotes Notes Bibliography "Stinson Aircraft Corporation" by Roger Guillemette, US Centennial of Flight Commission, retrieved January 6, 2006 External links Stinson "S" Junior Specifications and Photos Short story and pictures of the Packard Diesel-powered Stinson SM-1 Defunct companies based in Dayton, Ohio Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States Piper Aircraft, Inc. Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1920 1920 establishments in Ohio