Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Bendix Aviation Corporation, a manufacturer of aircraft parts, was started by in 1929 as a continuation of his auto parts company. It was renamed to in 1960, and in 1983 was acquired by the (later ) and combined with company to form . Now owned by , Bendix/King remains a brand of . The company's involvement in aerospace stems from earlier mergers between Allied Chemical & Dye and the in 1983, and between and the in 1964. The combined company adopted as its corporate name in 1968. The 1985 Allied-Signal merger made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.