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97-581: Consequently, many in the aviation industry—including many within its current and former parent companies—have unofficially referred to ARC, by its original name, as a continuing specific entity, regardless of its official names or owners at any point in time. ARC originated in 1924 in Boonton, New Jersey —a rural setting within sight of New York City —as the aircraft radio division of Radio Frequency Laboratories (RFL) , which had started in 1922, in Boonton, as

194-535: A pressure carburetor which dominated the market during World War II . It also made a wide variety of electrical and electronic instruments for aircraft. The Bendix Corporation sponsored the famous Bendix continental air race which started in 1931, and is known for the Bendix Trophy . The competition was a transcontinental U.S. point-to-point race meant to encourage the development of durable, efficient aircraft for commercial aviation. Civilians were barred from

291-480: A radio -technology research organization, developing and holding numerous patents and employing such radio pioneers as Edward Weston , Lewis M. Hull and Stuart Ballantine . RFL developed technologies, but did not manufacture products. However, when it developed an aviation-radio division, in 1924, the division, ARC, soon outgrew its parent company, with the success of its aviation radios developed and manufactured in Boonton. By 1927, Aircraft Radio Corporation (ARC)

388-599: A white knight . Bendix was acquired by Allied in 1983 for US$ 85 per share. Allied Corporation, later named AlliedSignal , eventually bought Honeywell and adopted the Honeywell name, and Bendix became a Honeywell brand. Honeywell's Transportation Systems division carried the Bendix line of brake shoes, pads and other vacuum or hydraulic subsystems, and the Bendix/King brand of avionics. In 2002 Knorr-Bremse took over

485-524: A CDV-746 dosimeter and a CDV-736 Rate meter, which looked like a dosimeter. Dosimeters manufactured by Bendix for the Office of Civil Defense included: CDV-138; CDV-730; CDV-736-Ratemeter; CDV-740; CDV-742, the version most commonly used by Civil Defense; and CDV-746. The Dosimeters measured in Roentgens an hour, which is the standard measurement for ionising radiation. In the late 1960s Bendix purchased

582-612: A canal was completed that drew off business and traffic. The site of Old Boonton downriver has been covered since 1903 by the Jersey City reservoir formed on the dammed river. The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden of Newark, New Jersey. Together with brothers, he purchased a 6-acre (24,000 m ) tract along the Rockaway River. Throughout the American Revolutionary War ,

679-477: A considerable time thereafter." Among the company's most notable wartime programs was the development – jointly with the U.S. Army Signal Corps and U.S. Navy – of the SCR-274-N, an exceptionally useful HF voice-communication radio for aircraft, ranging up to frequencies of 20 megacycles – "the only powerful command set... available to American aviators at the beginning of the war" – particularly useful in

776-443: A female householder with no husband present and 34.7% were non-families. Of all households, 26.2% were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10. 21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

873-467: A hotel room in Chicago in 1914 with an agreement with the struggling bicycle brake manufacturing firm, Eclipse Machine Company of Elmira, New York . Bendix granted permission to his invention which was described as "a New York device for the starting of explosive motors." This company made a low cost triple thread screw which could be used in the manufacture of other drive parts. By using this screw with

970-418: A household in the town was $ 65,322, and the median income for a family was $ 75,147. Males had a median income of $ 60,518 versus $ 40,634 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 29,919. About 6.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. North Stars Gymnastics Academy is a gymnastics facility located in

1067-653: A majority of students at the high school, including about 290 students as of the 2012–2013 school year. The two districts have sought to sever the more than 50-year-old relationship, citing cost savings that could be achieved by both districts and complaints by Lincoln Park that it is granted only one seat on the Boonton Public Schools' Board of Education. In April 2006, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education rejected

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1164-519: A multi-point electronic fuel injection system, which was optional on several 1958 models of automobiles built by Chrysler . In the 1960s, Bendix automotive brakes blossomed with the introduction of fixed-caliper disc brakes and the "Duo-Servo" system (which became, virtually, a de facto world standard for drum brakes). During the 1960s, Bendix also dabbled in bicycle hardware, producing a reliable, totally self-contained, 2-speed "Kick-Back" planetary rear axle with coaster braking. Also, just as reliable,

1261-478: A number of men. The Lackawanna Railroad completed its Boonton Branch in 1870, giving employment to a number of Boonton people and providing commuter service to Boonton residents who worked in New York City. The town supported many individually owned businesses, such as blacksmith shops, machine shops, bakeries and a miscellany of stores, which began to prosper anew as the nation emerged from the depression of

1358-488: A one-industry town. After the Company closed down its operations in 1876, the town was on the verge of collapse. Although several attempts—one by Joseph Wharton—were made to re-establish iron works on a smaller scale, none endured for any great length of time. In the 21st century, only vestiges of foundations and structures remain in the "Hollow" between Plane Street and the river, to remind Boonton of its own Iron Age. One of

1455-658: A public library. Holmes moved to Boonton in 1850 to take charge of the Taylor & Lord Nail Factory. Holmes held several political posts in his life such as serving as Mayor of Boonton, on the State Board of Education, and on the Boonton Board of Education. Holmes used his wealth to improve the town, as when he donated the land and purchased the equipment to begin a firehouse in South Boonton. Holmes also started

1552-432: A rejuvenated Quality Control organization led by Paul Weeks and new engineering Managers were hard at work enhancing the tarnished quality image that ARC had prior to that time. Engineering Departments were led in 1980 by Kermit Beseke - Radios, Bob Fuller - Navigation Products, Alan Metzger - Autopilots, and Ed Burt - Elecrtromechanical Displays. In November, 1981, John Ferrara was Manager of Advanced Development. By 1982,

1649-484: A rotating drum and an electrically driven mechanical timer. The machine was able to autofill, wash, rinse and spin-dry. Initially the lack of any vibration damper meant that the machine had to be secured firmly to the floor. The machine also lacked an internal water heater. By the time the USA entered World War II , 330,000 units had been sold. Production resumed in 1946 and reached 2,000,000 by 1950. Bendix Home Appliances

1746-466: A series of mergers, sales and changes with partners or buyers including Raytheon , Allied Signal and others. This diluted its corporate identity, though for some years these companies used the Bendix brand for some of their products, such as aircraft flight control systems . In 1982 under CEO William Agee , Bendix launched a hostile takeover bid of the conglomerate, Martin Marietta . Bendix bought

1843-954: A staggered basis, with either one or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Actual day-to-day operation of departments is supervised by County Administrator Deena Leary. As of 2024 , Morris County's Commissioners are: John Krickus (R, Chatham Township , 2024), Director Christine Myers (R, Harding , 2025), Douglas Cabana (R, Boonton Township , 2025), Thomas J. Mastrangelo (R, Montville , 2025), Deputy Director Stephen H. Shaw (R, Mountain Lakes , 2024), Deborah Smith (R, Denville , 2024) and Tayfun Selen (R, Chatham Township, 2026) The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Ann F. Grossi (R, Parsippany–Troy Hills , 2028), Sheriff James M. Gannon (R, Boonton Township, 2025) and Surrogate Heather Darling (R, Roxbury , 2024). As of March 23, 2011, there were

1940-494: A synthetic varnish, the new material was used by Seabury in making the world's first molding of organic plastics in 1907. Boontonware, a molded plastic dinnerware, was sold nationwide. George Scribner, son of Loanda founder Edwin Scribner, opted to continue the business of plastics molding and established Boonton Molding. The company produced the line of Boontonware dinnerware, molded plastic plates, bowls, and cups manufactured in

2037-464: A total of 5,037 registered voters in Boonton, of which 1,029 (20.4%) were registered as Democrats , 1,956 (38.8%) were registered as Republicans and 2,051 (40.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There was one voter registered to another party. In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 51.6% of the vote (1,882 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 47.2% (1,720 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among

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2134-535: A waterfall that is 25 feet (7.6 m) high. The borough borders the Morris County municipalities of Boonton Township , Montville , Mountain Lakes and Parsippany-Troy Hills . The 2010 United States census counted 8,347 people, 3,235 households, and 2,112 families in the town. The population density was 3,574.6 per square mile (1,380.2/km ). There were 3,398 housing units at an average density of 1,455.2 per square mile (561.9/km ). The racial makeup

2231-626: A wide variety of industries. In 2014, Honeywell sold the Bendix trademark for automotive brakes in the US, to MAT Holdings . Many Bendix automotive, truck and industrial brakes sold in the United States used asbestos as late as 1987. Bendix's current parent, Honeywell, continues to deal with numerous lawsuits brought as a result of asbestos-containing Bendix brand brakes. A collaboration between Fred McLafferty and Roland Gohlke and William C. Wiley and Daniel B. Harrington of Bendix Aviation in

2328-574: Is a town in Morris County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the town's population was 8,815, an increase of 468 (+5.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,347, which in turn reflected a decline of 149 (−1.8%) from the 8,496 counted in the 2000 census . The settlement was originally called "Boone-Towne" in 1761 in honor of the Colonial Governor Thomas Boone . Boonton

2425-1140: Is based in Kirkland and Everett , Washington ( Seattle area). However, Aviation Maintenance Magazine lists the company as being based at a street address in Miami Springs, Florida , and the Aircraft Electronics Association also lists it (as a member "since 2001") in Miami Springs, at the same phone number, but as "Aircraft Radio & Avionics LLC," at a post office box. That company says it primarily works in commercial and military aircraft technical services. with capabilities for test, repair, overhaul and calibration of navigation, communications and avionics instruments, as well as "hydraulic, mechanical, electro-mechanical" accessories and components for "commercial... military, corporate and general aviation, [both] fixed and rotary wing aircraft." Its press releases and reports, published in major industry magazines and news sites, indicate

2522-860: Is comprised of eight members elected to serve two-year terms of office, with two Council Members elected from each of four wards on a staggered basis, with one seat from each of the four wards coming up for election each year. As of 2024 , the Mayor of Boonton is Republican James Lynch, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2027. Members of the Town Council are Council President John Meehan (Ward 1; R, 2025), Daniel Ballan (Ward 3; R, 2024), Marie DeVenezia (Ward 2; D , 2024), Jacob W. Hettrich (Ward 2; D, 2025), Alexis Minson (Ward 4; R, 2025), Robert Murray (Ward 3; R, 2025), Benjamin Weisman (Ward 4; D, 2024) and Cy Wekilsky (Ward 1; R, 2024). Boonton Town

2619-498: Is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 26th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill ( D , Montclair ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For

2716-664: Is provided on the 871 local route, which replaced service offered until 2010 on the MCM1 route. Lakeland Bus Lines provides express bus service along Route 46 between Dover and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan . The Boonton Holmes Public Library has been in operation since 1894. The building in which it resides was willed to the Town of Boonton by James Holmes for use as

2813-531: Is similar to the notched wheel and reluctor now used in cars. Bendix Scintilla manufactured MIL SPEC electrical connectors of many styles. Criteria were met for hostile and non-hostile environments that provided seals against liquids and gasses. In 1971, Bendix introduced the world's first true computerized ABS (anti-lock) system on Chrysler's 1971 Imperial . Production continued for several years. Under its present ownership by Honeywell , Bendix continues to manufacture automotive brakes and industrial brakes for

2910-400: The 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 53.1% of the vote (1,978 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 45.0% (1,677 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (44 votes), among the 3,724 ballots cast by the town's 5,086 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.2. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 67.2% of

3007-653: The 2024-2025 session , the 26th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Pennacchio ( R , Rockaway Township ) and in the General Assembly by Brian Bergen (R, Denville Township ) and Jay Webber (R, Morris Plains ). Morris County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms on

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3104-676: The ACE in the UK and on the SWAC in the 1950s. Huskey created most of the design while working as a professor at Berkeley and other universities, and also as a consultant. The company was renamed to Bendix Corporation in 1960. During the 1960s the company made ground and airborne telecommunications systems for NASA . It also built the ST-124-M3 inertial platform used in the Saturn V Instrument Unit which

3201-637: The AN/ARC-5 communications radio system, which was a leading suite of Allied airborne electronics equipment during World War II . In the 1940s, ARC radios were everywhere in U.S. military aircraft. Lewis Hull served as ARC President. The 1930s-era Model GF/RU remained valuable throughout World War II. An historical document of the Naval Research Laboratory reported that "very large numbers of these equipments were obtained and utilized before and during World War II, and they were used for

3298-594: The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) released a report stating that the "most likely abnormality" to have caused the crash of American Airlines Flight 1 on March 1, 1962, was a short circuit caused by wires in the automatic piloting system that had been damaged in the manufacturing process. CAB inspectors had inspected units at a Teterboro, New Jersey, Bendix Corporation plant and discovered workers using tweezers to bind up bundles of wires, thus damaging them. The Bendix Corporation issued denials, stating that

3395-604: The National Center for Education Statistics ) are School Street School with 258 students in grades Pre-K–2, John Hill School with 537 students in grades 3–8 and Boonton High School with 636 students in grades 9–12. The district's high school serves students from Boonton and also those from Lincoln Park , who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lincoln Park Public Schools , with Lincoln Park students accounting for

3492-530: The Pacific Theater , and valued at over US$ 2,400 at the time. ARC had delivered 2,700 of an ordered 2800 by December 1941, but the sudden wartime demand for tens of thousands of them forced the government to turn to a major manufacturer – Westinghouse Corporation – for the rest. The military avionics market evaporated after World War II, and ARC found itself outmaneuvered in commercial airline radios by Bendix Corp. and Collins . The postwar collapse of

3589-536: The Rockefeller family buying a controlling interest in ARC, and to their tampering with its independent status. Litton Industries got involved. Stock values fluctuated, burning some. In 1959, ARC was acquired by one of its principal customers, Cessna Aircraft Company , the world's highest-volume airplane manufacturer. Cessna, while retaining the name and quasi-independent status of Aircraft Radio Corporation, rebranded

3686-735: The 110-acre Boonton plant was employing 900, with an estimated US$ 20 million in sales of aircraft and mobile communications systems, and navigation and guidance equipment. In late 1983, Cessna finally sold its avionics subsidiary onto rival avionics maker (and industrial conglomerate) Sperry , who, in turn was acquired by Unisys , then Honeywell, Inc. Sperry decided to relocate ARC to Sperry's Phoenix, Arizona facility, ending 57 years of ARC's avionics development and production in Boonton. The ARC relationship didn't last long. On September 1, 1987, Honeywell handed ARC off to Sigma Tek, Inc. On September 1, 1987, Sigma Tek, Inc. bought Aircraft Radio Corporation (ARC) from Honeywell, Inc. (When general aviation

3783-482: The 1870s. In 1891, the Loanda Hard Rubber Company was founded by Edwin A. Scribner, and began the manufacture of molded hard rubber products. After Scribner died, the management of the firm fell to his son-in-law Richard W. Seabury. In 1906, Seabury learned of experiments with synthetic resins made by Leo Baekeland , for whom Bakelite was later to be named. Originally intended by Baekeland for

3880-461: The 1950s and 1960s. The company also operated a factory outlet store in Boonton for many years. George Scribner was eventually inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame as a pioneer in developing molding techniques and applications at Boonton Molding Co. from 1920. He is considered a preeminent contributor to the development of the industry through his services as president and board chairman of

3977-554: The 1950s led to the combination of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry , and the development of Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry instrumentation. Beginning in the 1960s, Bendix produced scientific instruments such as the Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer . Bendix manufactured Radiological Dosimeters for Civil Defense during the cold war, they also made a Family Radiation measurement kit for home use, which included

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4074-444: The 2,474 ballots cast by the town's 5,161 registered voters, yielding a 47.9% turnout. The Boonton Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade . As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,457 students and 132.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment statistics from

4171-510: The 2000 Census, 1.3% of residents identified themselves as being of Turkish American ancestry, the fifth-highest of any municipality in the United States and third-highest in the state. There were 3,272 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who

4268-413: The 3,669 ballots cast by the town's 5,310 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 69.1%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 51.6% of the vote (2,087 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 46.5% (1,881 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (41 votes), among the 4,045 ballots cast by the town's 5,262 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.9%. In

4365-473: The Bendix Corporation itself never manufactured them. In 1936, the company licensed its name to Bendix Home Appliances, another South Bend company founded by Judson Sayre, for a 25% stake in the company. In 1937, Bendix Home Appliances was the first company to market a domestic automatic washing machine. The 1937 Bendix Home Laundry was a front-loading automatic washer with a glass porthole door,

4462-576: The Booneton Iron Works was busily engaged in supplying numerous miscellaneous iron products for the military. After the war, operations at Boonton were continued under John Jacob Faesch and his two sons, and, later, by William Scott. He tried to revive the declining business. In 1824, Scott's interest in rejuvenating the antiquated ironworks faded when he learned that the Morris Canal was soon to be constructed, and that it would bypass

4559-466: The Boonton plant grew to be one of the largest edible oils processors in the country. It was the largest industry in the town of Boonton during the 20th century. The plant closed in the early 1990s, and the site was developed for a Walmart store. In recent years, Boonton has attracted several art galleries. Most of the galleries are located on the 800 block of Main Street, with a total of six galleries in

4656-476: The Court notes: The ARC identity issue, though—and the timing of ARC's names—is further confused by this 1978 statement in a judge's memorandum in a lawsuit over Cessna's marketing of its avionics: Other sources, including a Cessna job ad in 1981, also indicate that Cessna, at one time, referred to ARC as "Aircraft Radio and Control - Cessna's avionics division." In 1978, the ARC had an employee flying club at

4753-499: The Eclipse Machine Company, Bendix had a good foundation for his future business plans. General Motors purchased a 24% interest in Bendix in 1924, not to operate Bendix but to maintain a direct and continuing contact with developments in aviation, as the engineering techniques of the auto and aircraft were quite similar then. In the 1920s, Bendix owned and controlled many important patents for devices applicable to

4850-460: The Flying Field drew many people from the electronic instruments industry to celebrate the new ARC facility's opening and dedication, including a laboratory in Boonton, and a hangar at the Flying Field. Pioneer aviator Jimmy Doolittle kept his plane at the ARC hangar, and teamed with ARC to accomplish the world's first "blind" landing – landing an airplane solely by reference to instruments,

4947-474: The SPI during the period 1943–1947. The molded plastics industry attracted the radio and electronics industries to the Boonton area. In the 1920s, the burgeoning radio industry created a large demand for molded parts. Richard W. Seabury organized Radio Frequency Laboratories to exploit that new field. More than a half dozen radio and electronics firms were later formed as spin-offs, and recognized internationally for

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5044-679: The area surrounding Boonton Avenue and Main Street. This is often referred to as the Boonton Art District. The galleries hold an art walk showcasing gallery openings on the first Friday of each month. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town had a total area of 2.49 square miles (6.46 km ), including 2.34 square miles (6.05 km ) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km ) of water (6.39%). The Rockaway River flows through Boonton Gorge downtown, featuring whitewater rapids including

5141-595: The auto industry. For example, brakes, carburetors , and starting drives for engines. It acquired Bragg-Kliesrath brakes in the late 1920s. In 1942 Ernest R. Breech became president of Bendix, moving from General Motors. After performing brilliantly for Bendix by introducing GM management philosophies, he attracted the attention of Henry Ford II who persuaded Breech to move to Ford where he finished his career. By 1940 Bendix had sales running c. $ 40 million. In 1948, General Motors sold its interest in Bendix as GM wanted to focus on its expanding automotive operations. Bendix

5238-507: The borough was $ 33,366 (+/− $ 4,035). About 5.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States census there were 8,496 people, 3,272 households, and 2,159 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,619.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,397.5/km ). There were 3,352 housing units at an average density of 1,428.1 per square mile (551.4/km ). The racial makeup of

5335-443: The case named ARC as "Aircraft Radio Corporation – implying a legally distinct entity, while the appeals court decision (1975), under that original case name, repeatedly refers to ARC in the body of the ruling as "Aircraft Radio Company, " implying an identity less certainly distinct from its parent company, Cessna—a fact that changed during the litigation, apparently sometime after a September, 1973 letter from parent Cessna, of which

5432-431: The city, which is home to various elites and Junior Olympic gymnasts. Grace Lord Park provides recreation opportunities and hiking trails, including a view of Boonton Falls. Boonton operates using the town form of government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Town Council. The governing body

5529-499: The community of Booneton a mile or more away. But the proximity of the canal to Booneton Falls made that site ideal for a large factory. In 1830, a group of businessmen in New York City incorporated as the New Jersey Iron Company, with a capitalization of $ 283,000. Machinery and ironworkers were imported from England, and with the erection of the mills, a new community, called Booneton Falls, began to be developed on

5626-414: The company as "Bendix Aviation" to reflect the new product lines. Bendix Aviation was founded as a holding company for the assets of Delco Aviation Corporation, Eclipse Machine Company, Stromberg Carburetor Company, and other aircraft accessory manufacturers. Bendix supplied aircraft manufacturers with all types of hydraulic systems, for braking and flap activation, and introduced new devices such as

5723-699: The company is active in fitting electronics to Boeing 737 jetliners. According to their website, ARC Avionics has operated continuously since 1980, and has operated as an FAA -Certified Repair Station (FAA certificate LQ4R345M) and EASA Repair Station (EASA certificate 145.6521). Further, the site claims that ARC Avionics has FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) certification to install and build STC kits, having "manufactured kits and parts" for various supplemental type certificates (STCs) held by ARC, as well as other STCs licensed under design approval agreements with FAA 8130-3 (EASA Form 1) approvals. Boonton, New Jersey Boonton ( / ˈ b u t ən / )

5820-477: The company's private airfield adjacent to the factory. At its peak, ARC employed around 3,500 workers. Among the senior personnel during the Cessna years, Floyd Piper served as chief engineer and chief systems engineer. He was followed in the mid 1970s by Paul Gralnick as Chief Engineer with Richard Foster assuming the helm as General Manager. In 1979 Gralnick was replaced by Virgil Davis as Chief Engineer. By 1980,

5917-591: The company's products as "Cessna avionics," and the enterprise began a notorious decline in product quality, resulting in high product-failure rates and a terrible reputation in the aviation industry —which ARC nevertheless survived through its key position as the in-house supplier of the "factory standard" avionics for Cessna, world leader in light aircraft. During this time, ARC's "Cessna" avionics line expanded and diversified radically to include most types of avionics for light planes, including NAV , COM , ADF , DME , and Marker beacon radios, and autopilots —mostly at

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6014-545: The computer division of Bendix Aviation introduced the Bendix G-15 , a mini computer which was the size of two tall filing cabinets. The company sold about 400 of these at prices starting at below US$ 50,000. The Bendix computer division was taken over in 1963 by Control Data Corporation , which continued to support the G-15 for a few years. The chief designer of the G-15 was Harry Huskey , who had worked with Alan Turing on

6111-541: The current site of the town. As early as 1747, Obadiah Baldwin ran an iron refining forge there. He used the iron ore and charcoal available in the area together with water power from the river. As the ironworks grew, workers and their families formed a community in 1761 that was named "Boone-Towne" in honor of the Colonial Governor, Thomas Boone. The present town developed separately from the settlement of Booneton Falls. The population moved away after 1830, when

6208-517: The electronics world: The GF/RU (Army designation SCR-183), a derivative of the civilian Model B, was chosen as America's standard military aircraft radio of the early 1930s. By 1933, ARC-designed radios were being installed in the 1st fighter (aircraft) squadrons of the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Navy . By 1934, the company had its own airfield and airplane (a Berliner parasol monoplane, for experimentation. The ARC-designed Navy ATA/ARA and SCR-274N communications radios were soon followed by

6305-487: The excellence of their products. Radio engineers had respect for the Boonton Radio Co., located in nearby Rockaway, which manufactured a high-quality test instrument known as a Q meter , still used by hobbyists today. Most of those companies have been bought up and are now divisions of larger corporations and have relocated elsewhere, having undergone name changes in many cases. The Boonton Radio Co., for instance,

6402-441: The first Boonton National Bank and served as its president. Bendix Corp. Bendix Corporation is an American manufacturing and engineering company which, during various times in its existence, made automotive brake shoes and systems, vacuum tubes , aircraft brakes, aeronautical hydraulics and electric power systems, avionics , aircraft and automobile fuel control systems, radios , televisions and computers . It

6499-496: The first cardio tachometer and respiration rate monitor system which enabled a ground-based physician to observe an astronaut's vital signs. MK46 torpedo electronics also came from this facility. Other diverse products included radar detectors in aircraft that identified ground missile tracking and ground missiles launched at aircraft. In the 1960s they produced an anti-lock brake system for military aircraft using established technology similar to Dunlop's earlier Maxaret . The technology

6596-455: The first milestone in developing today's all-weather instrument flight . ARC developed the radio-beam and onboard radio receiver navigation equipment essential to the flight, the first radio instrument landing system . The system they developed led to the creation of their "Model B"—an early radio navigation system for the airlines. A history of U.S. Navy radio research and development describes how little ARC beat out competitors far larger in

6693-458: The first of the new industries secured for the town was a silk factory, which, as Pelgram & Meyer, and, later as Van Raalte, Inc., contributed materially to the town's prosperity. Others that followed were a knife factory, a paper mill (at the old settlement, by then called Old Boonton), a nail factory, a brass and iron foundry, and a carriage factory. The Morris Canal, although going into a rapid decline when superseded by railroads, still employed

6790-408: The light plane industry took their last market, and for the first time, ARC was losing money. The Korean War changed that—driving up demand for their military radios, but, again, when the war ended, ARC struggled. The situation was exacerbated by key engineers leaving to start their own enterprises. An engagement with Laurence and David Rockefeller to work on a secret military radar system led to

6887-488: The low end of the quality spectrum. In the mid-1970s, during a period of exceptionally high productivity for Cessna, ARC was entangled in a legal battle with its employee's union, which resulted in a 1975 judgement favoring ARC. During the proceedings, the following findings emerged as public record in the published decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: (* Note that the original (1972) title of

6984-509: The majority of Martin Marietta shares and in effect owned the company. However, Martin Marietta's management used the short time between ownership and control to sell non-core businesses and launch its own hostile takeover of Bendix – the Pac-Man Defense . Industrial conglomerate United Technologies joined the fray, supporting Martin Marietta in their counter-takeover bid. In the end, Bendix was rescued by Allied Corporation , acting as

7081-515: The municipality, 3.81 miles (6.13 km) by Morris County and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . Interstate 287 and U.S. Route 202 run through the center of town. The Boonton station provides train service on the NJ Transit Montclair-Boonton Line with service to Newark Broad Street Station , Penn Station New York and Hoboken Terminal . NJ Transit bus service

7178-643: The race in 1950. The last race took place in 1962. During and after the war Bendix made radar equipment of various types. Bendix ranked 17th among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. Bendix aviation masks and gauges were modified and tested for use in diving and hyperbaric applications. In the 1950s, Bendix and its successors managed United States Atomic Energy Commission facilities in Kansas City, Missouri and Albuquerque, New Mexico . These facilities procured non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons . In 1956,

7275-484: The request. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a Catholic school for students in preschool through eighth grade. Operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson , the school has been in operation though the parish as far back as 1882. As of May 2010 , the town had a total of 33.90 miles (54.56 km) of roadways, of which 28.34 miles (45.61 km) were maintained by

7372-453: The retail trade grew quickly in the 1950s, but stopped quickly in the 1960s when Ford, General Motors and Chrysler started producing their own radios. Since 2002, Bendix has been a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse . In February 2020, Bendix announced that it would be moving its headquarters from Elyria, Ohio to Avon , with an expected opening date for its new facility of November 2021. In the decades between 1970 and 1990, Bendix went through

7469-537: The rights to the Dashaveyor system – developed for mining and goods movements – in order to use it as the basis for an automated guideway transit (AGT) system, during the heyday of urban transport research in the late 1960s. Often referred to as the Bendix-Dashaveyor in this form, the system used the basic design of the cargo system, but with a larger passenger body running on rubber wheels. Although it

7566-406: The rugged hillside overlooking the river. The community Main Street is unique in that it is pitched against a cliff overlooking the 'Hollow' of the Rockaway River. This was said to follow an old Native American trail, developed from a deer path along the hillside. The new Iron Company flourished for nearly 50 years. The settlement of Booneton Falls—like the older Booneton downstream—was essentially

7663-417: The town was 83.00% White , 4.00% African American , 0.21% Native American , 7.8% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 2.20% from other races , and 2.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population. Boonton had the highest percentage of Pakistani ancestry people at 3.53%, of any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents listing their ancestry. As of

7760-498: The units underwent 61 inspections during manufacture, in addition to inspections during installation and maintenance work, and insisted that had the insulation on the wires been breached at some point, it would have been detected and the unit replaced. Marine During World War II , Bendix was contracted to make engine order telegraphs for the United States Navy . Although popularly connected to washing machines ,

7857-511: The vote (1,527 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.3% (688 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (59 votes), among the 2,342 ballots cast by the town's 5,286 registered voters (68 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 55.5% of the vote (1,372 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 33.8% (835 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 9.0% (222 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (19 votes), among

7954-505: The waters from this reservoir were the first municipal water supply in the United States to be chlorinated . The decision to build the chlorination system was made by John L. Leal and the facility was designed by George W. Fuller . During the 18th century, the settlement of Boonetown Falls (variously spelled as Booneton or the current Boonton) was established on the Rockaway River , about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream from

8051-496: Was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.6 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $ 79,097 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 9,165) and the median family income was $ 89,965 (+/− $ 14,678). Males had a median income of $ 53,495 (+/− $ 4,466) versus $ 47,463 (+/− $ 7,099) for females. The per capita income for

8148-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The median income for

8245-414: Was 78.81% (6,578) White , 4.82% (402) Black or African American , 0.31% (26) Native American , 10.05% (839) Asian , 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander , 2.79% (233) from other races , and 3.21% (268) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.02% (920) of the population. Of the 3,235 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18; 48.6% were married couples living together; 11.8% had

8342-442: Was a wholly owned subsidiary of Radio Frequency Laboratories, and was spun off as a separate company, producing navigation and communications radios for military, commercial and general aviation. ARC radios were considered mainstream, basic radios in their market segment, and were widely used. An airport was developed to accommodate the needs of the booming enterprise, on 116 acres near town. In early 1929, an engineering conference at

8439-497: Was also well known for the name Bendix , as used on home clothes washing machines in the mid-20th century, but those were produced by a partner company that licensed their name. Founder and inventor Vincent Bendix filed for a patent for the Bendix drive on May 2, 1914. The drive engages the starter motor with an internal combustion engine and is still used on most automobiles today. Bendix initially began his new corporation in

8536-640: Was at its most prosperous in the 1970s, ARC had been, by far, Sigma Tek's largest customer.) Through ARC, Sigma Tek now services and supports nearly all of the avionics and flight control systems for Cessna Aircraft. ARC Avionics Corporation claims to be "successor to Aircraft Radio Corporation." Apparent press releases published in Aerospace and Defense Technology and in Avionics magazine describes it as "a wholly-owned business unit" owned by AirSpeed Engineering (ASE). The ARC Avionics Corp. website indicates it

8633-740: Was built by the Navigation and Control Division in Teterboro, NJ. It also developed the first automobile fuel injection system in the US. In 1966 NASA selected Bendix Aerospace Systems Division in Ann Arbor, Michigan to design, manufacture, test, and provide operational support for packages of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) to fly on the Apollo Program . In January 1963,

8730-470: Was demonstrated at Transpo '72 , along with three competitors, only one Dashaveyor system was installed, the 5 km (3.1 mi) long Toronto Zoo Domain Ride which operated from 1976 until its closure in 1994 following an accident due to poor maintenance. Bendix ceased marketing the system by 1975 after it failed to attract interest. In 1929 Vincent Bendix branched out into aeronautics and restructured

8827-536: Was formally founded in 1924 in South Bend, Indiana , United States. At first it manufactured brake systems for cars and trucks, supplying General Motors and other automobile manufacturers. Bendix manufactured both hydraulic brake systems and a vacuum booster TreadleVac for its production lines for decades. In 1924 Vincent Bendix had acquired the rights to Henri Perrot 's patents for Drum brake/drum and shoe design. In 1956, Bendix introduced Electrojector ,

8924-522: Was originally formed on March 16, 1866, within portions of Hanover Township and Pequannock Township . The town was reincorporated and became fully independent on March 18, 1867. The development of Boonton began in about 1829, as a result of the construction of the Morris Canal and the formation of the New Jersey Iron Company. The original location of the town is now largely under the Jersey City Reservoir , completed in 1904. In 1908,

9021-547: Was previously called the Board of Aldermen, but in February 2021, the Board voted 7–2 to change the name to Town Council. The ordinance did not change the structure or function of municipal government. Members felt that the gendered “alderman” could dissuade women from running for office, and wanted to be more inclusive with the neutral “council member”. The mayor is elected at-large to a four-year term of office. The Town Council

9118-454: Was purchased by Hewlett-Packard . RFL Industries, Aircraft Radio Corporation, Measurements Corporation, and Ballantine Laboratories are among those that contributed materially to the prosperity of the area. In 1917, E.A. Stevenson & Company established the "Butter Works" on the site of the old Knox Hat factory. Stevenson started processing coconut and other vegetable oils and making margarine. Under later operation by E.F. Drew & Company,

9215-566: Was relocated to a new facility in Sylmar , California , where they had a large deep indoor pool for testing sonar. Telemetry components for the RIM-8 Talos surface-to-air missile included transmitters and oscillators in various frequency bands as well as the missile itself were designed and built by Bendix. They built and installed the telemetry system in all the ground stations for the first crewed space flights. For this program, they developed

9312-399: Was sold to Avco Manufacturing Corporation , which was resold to Philco in 1956. Bendix first manufactured domestic radios and phonographs for the retail market after WWII as an outgrowth of its production of aircraft radios. In 1948 Bendix started to sell car radios directly to Ford and other auto manufacturers. From 1950 to 1959, Bendix made television sets. Production of radios for

9409-480: Was the Bendix "Red Band" and "Red Band II" single speed coaster brake hub. followed by the Bendix "70" and Bendix "80" hub. Considered one of the best hubs on the market, at the time. Starting in the 1950s or before, Bendix Pacific designed, tested, and manufactured hydraulic components and systems, primarily for the military. In the same facility, avionics and other electronic hardware was designed, manufactured, and documented in technical manuals. Much of this operation

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