▁to ▁rec oup ▁roy alt ies ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁pat ents ▁on ▁the ▁tur ret . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁A viation ▁Corporation ▁and ▁H igg ins - T ucker ▁A viation ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁T ucker ▁formed ▁the ▁T ucker ▁A viation ▁Corporation , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁manufact uring ▁aircraft ▁and ▁marine ▁engines . ▁ ▁The ▁corpor ation ▁( T ucker ' s ▁first ) ▁was ▁initially ▁based ▁at ▁his ▁shop ▁behind ▁his ▁Michigan ▁home . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁corpor ation ▁with ▁stock ▁certific ates ▁issued , ▁T ucker ▁raised ▁enough ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁f ighter ▁aircraft , ▁the ▁T ucker ▁XP - 5 7 , ▁which ▁earned ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁( USA AC ). ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁prototype ▁of ▁the ▁air plane ▁was ▁started , ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁straight ▁ 8 - cy l inder ▁engine ▁developed / infl uen ced ▁by ▁Harry ▁Miller , ▁called ▁the ▁Miller ▁L - 5 1 0 . ▁ ▁Nick named ▁the ▁" Pe ash oot er ", ▁this ▁f ighter ▁competed ▁for ▁W W II ▁government ▁war ▁contract s . ▁ ▁However , ▁financial ▁problems ▁within ▁the ▁company ▁slow ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁prototype ▁and ▁the ▁USA AC ▁allowed ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁lap se . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁T ucker ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁H igg ins , ▁builder ▁of