Ole Fahlin

'Ole (Olof) was a Swedish aviator who made his career manufacturing propellers and aviation products in the United States. He also developed prototype airplanes and worked in projects with Chrysler and Lockheed Corporation. His propellers were famous for their performance. During World War II he manufactured propellers for the U.S. government.

Life and career Olof Fahlin was born in Järvsö, Hälsingland, Sweden on May 8, 1901, to Anders and Margret Fahlin (née Larsdotter). However he was not satisfied with the performance of his plane and started to experiment with different propeller designs which he thought could improve the performance characteristics of the Jenny. One of his customers was Rudy Kling, an airplane racer, whose Folkerts Special won the Thompson Trophy in Cleveland, Ohio, using one of Fahlin's propeller designs. The Plymocoupe'' was classified as a "flying automobile" because it utilised the engine of the 1935 Plymouth car.

Missouri to California

After the dissolution of the Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce offered Fahlin factory space in Columbia, Missouri, and Fahlin started taking orders directly from the Federal government during World War II while Air Associates distributed his propellers nationwide. Fahlin eventually moved his operations to California in 1962. He was consultant to Lockheed and assisted during the development of the YO-3 quiet plane project, during which he provided in-flight analysis for the propellers developed and tested by Lockheed. His cooperation with Lockheed continued for several years after that project.