The company was formed with the purchase and merger of the Vulcan Aircraft company, and Baltimore, Maryland based Doyle Aero Company securing the rights to the Vulcan American Moth parasol.

[1] The American Moth was modified by engineer Dwight Huntington, and certified as the Davis V-3 on 6 September 1929.

Weeks later the Wall Street crash of 1929 occurred.

An updated Davis W-1 (ATC#256) was certified on 8 November 1929.

Several aircraft were finished out of spare parts, but the company transitioned to making lawnmowers in 1932[3][4]