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Aerospace company
Avco Corporation is a subsidiary of Textron, which operates Textron Systems Corporation and Lycoming. The Aviation Corporation was formed on March 2, 1929
Avco
Former American film and distribution company
Embassy Pictures Corporation (also known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film production and
Embassy_Pictures
American record label
Avco Records was a record label started by music producers/composers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore together with film and TV producer Joseph E. Levine
Avco_Records
Championship trophy of the now-defunct World Hockey Association
The Avco World Trophy, also known as the Avco Cup, is the playoff championship trophy of the defunct World Hockey Association, which operated from 1972
Avco_World_Trophy
1932–1943 American aerospace manufacturer
California, when the Vultee Aircraft Division of the aviation holding company AVCO was reorganized as an independent company. It had limited success before
Vultee_Aircraft
Aviation-services company
Dallah Avco is an aviation-services company founded in 1975 with extensive contracts with the Saudi Ministry of Defense and Aviation. As of 2013, Dallah
Dallah_Avco
American radio and TV company
name to Avco, but the broadcast operations continued to operate under the Crosley name until they adopted the Avco name in 1968. Crosley (Avco) also owned
Crosley Broadcasting Corporation
Crosley_Broadcasting_Corporation
1943–1996 American aerospace manufacturer
Vultee Aircraft Division, an autonomous subsidiary of AVCO 1939 Vultee Aircraft Division of AVCO reorganized as an independent company known as Vultee
Convair
American television production company
business partner Jerry Perenchio bought Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation in January 1982 and decided to drop the name "Avco" from the name to bring back the
ELP_Communications
Flat-four piston aircraft engine family by Lycoming
The Lycoming O-360 is a family of four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engines. Engines in the O-360 series produce
Lycoming_O-360
1980 film directed by John Carpenter
of 1979, The Fog was scheduled to be released at Christmas that year by AVCO Embassy Pictures, but its release date was delayed to February 1, 1980. The
The_Fog
2003 film by David Zucker
score was composed by James L. Venable. Scary Movie 3 premiered at the AMC Avco Cinemas in Westwood, California on October 20, 2003, and was released in
Scary_Movie_3
Defunct American television production company
Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Avco Broadcasting Corporation Syndicated Division, Avco Program Sales, Multimedia Program Sales and Multimedia
Multimedia_Entertainment
Videocassette format
produced by Frank Stanton's Cartridge Television, Inc. (CTI), a subsidiary of Avco, which also owned Embassy Pictures at the time. Cartrivision was available
Cartrivision
1968 United States Supreme Court case
Avco Corp. v. Machinists, 390 U.S. 557 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a suit for breach of a collective bargaining
Avco_Corp._v._Machinists
Manufacturer of aircraft engines
small jetliners and business jets. Lycoming is an operating division of Avco Corporation, itself a subsidiary of Textron. Lycoming dates its founding
Lycoming_Engines
Sports season
trophy, the Avco World Trophy, was donated by AVCO Financial Services Corporation along with $500,000. The New England Whalers won the first Avco World Trophy
1972–73_WHA_season
Engine for helicopters
The Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800 (company designation APW34) was a turboshaft engine for rotary wing applications, and was produced by Avco/Pratt & Whitney
Avco/Pratt_&_Whitney_T800
Ice hockey team in North Carolina
Eastern Division in the WHA's first three seasons and becoming the inaugural Avco World Trophy champions at the end of the 1972–73 season. The Whalers again
Carolina_Hurricanes
Former team of the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
postseason, with the Jets winning the Avco Cup three times (in 1976, 1978, and 1979) and appeared in the Avco Cup Finals two additional times (in 1973
Winnipeg_Jets_(1972–1996)
Turbine engine
The Avco-Lycoming AGT1500 is a gas turbine engine. It is the main powerplant of the M1 Abrams series of tanks. The engine was originally designed and produced
Avco-Lycoming_AGT1500
American aircraft engine
The Lycoming O-320 is a large family of naturally aspirated, 320 cu in (5.2 L) air-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, direct-drive engines produced
Lycoming_O-320
Turboshaft helicopter engine
(Turboshaft) ITEC: F124/TFE1042 F125 (Turbofans) LHTEC: CTS800 (Turboshaft) ATEC: T900 (Turboshaft) Note: AVCO Lycoming/Textron Lycoming engines marked with *
Lycoming_T53
Family of four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed, piston aircraft engine
The Lycoming O-235 is a family of four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed, piston aircraft engines that produce 100 to 135 hp (75 to 101 kW), derived
Lycoming_O-235
1981 film by Michael Schultz
produced by RKO Pictures and Hemdale Film Corporation, and released by Avco Embassy Pictures. The film stars George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden
Carbon_Copy_(film)
American film producer (born 1935)
When Rehme started at Avco, he asked for $5 million to make movies. He used it to make eight. "The important thing was not to put Avco at risk for any major
Robert_Rehme
Musical ensemble led by Van McCoy (1974–1975)
"Killing Me Softly" - Avco AV-4639 - 1974 Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - "African Symphony" / "Boogie Down" - Avco AVCO 3000X - 1974 (Canada) Van
Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
Van_McCoy_&_the_Soul_City_Symphony
1982 film by Gary Sherman
Department to help apprehend a homicidal pimp (Hauser). The film was released by Avco Embassy Pictures on January 22, 1982. It received mixed reviews, but was
Vice_Squad_(1982_film)
Family of turboprop aircraft engines
September 1975. p. 72. ISSN 0002-2500. Leyes II & Fleming 1999, p. 182 Avco Lycoming Division (July 1970). "Proven power, turbofan or turboprop, for
Honeywell_T55
1981 American horror film by Joe Dante
partnered with Conrad on The Howling with the two getting the film set up at Avco Embassy Pictures. After drafts by Jack Conrad (who left the project early
The_Howling_(film)
Professional ice hockey league season
in the Semifinals on May 2, having to wait 18 days to play Houston in the Avco Cup Final. It did not affect them, however, as they swept Houston in four
1975–76_WHA_season
1971 film by Mike Nichols
sake, and for the ensuing commercial gain" which we said was punishable... Avco Embassy re-released the film to theaters after the Supreme Court ruling,
Carnal_Knowledge_(film)
The WHA's Canadian Division was formed in 1974. The division existed for two seasons until 1976. In 1972, the WHA was formed with 12 teams, split into
Canadian_Division_(WHA)
American actress and author (born 1958)
her importation, which was requested by the film's American distributor AVCO Embassy Pictures, was contested by the Sydney branch of Actors Equity. Although
Jamie_Lee_Curtis
American horror film
post-production followed, during which the film underwent significant editing. Avco Embassy Pictures acquired Phantasm for theatrical distribution in the United
Phantasm_(film)
High-bypass turbofan aircraft engine
Aerospace. The U.S. military designation for the ALF 502 is YF102. In mid-1970, Avco Lycoming was advertising two Lycoming T55-derived engines, an LTC4B-12 turboprop
Lycoming_ALF_502
The WHA's East Division was formed in 1972. The division existed for five seasons until 1977. In 1972, the WHA was formed with 12 teams, split into two
East_Division_(WHA)
Ice hockey hall of fame and museum
The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre
Manitoba_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame
1974 British film by Brian Clemens
Laurie Johnson Production company Hammer Film Productions Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures Bruton Films (UK) Paramount Pictures (US) Release date 1973 (1973)
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter
Captain_Kronos_–_Vampire_Hunter
The WHA's West Division was formed in 1972. The division existed for five seasons until 1977. In 1972, the WHA was formed with 12 teams, split into two
West_Division_(WHA)
Family of flat-six piston aircraft engines
The Lycoming O-540 is a family of air-cooled six-cylinder, horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter engines of 541.5 cubic inches (8.9 L)
Lycoming_O-540
Indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Northlands Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of
Northlands_Coliseum
American actress (1932–2016)
of a Picture, writer-director Paul Sylbert wrote that he was pressured by Avco Embassy into casting Giles (whom he gave the pseudonym "Sally Wyles") in
Sandra_Giles
1979 film by Larry Peerce
Hirschfeld Edited by Marvin Walowitz Music by Gerald Fried Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures Release date March 21, 1979 (1979-03-21) Running time 107
The_Bell_Jar_(film)
1979 film by William Richert
Condon and Richert alleged without support that Avco-Embassy killed it to avoid threatening Avco's federal contracts, which totalled nearly $864 million
Winter_Kills_(film)
WHA postseason tournament
trounced in the Semifinal round to end their three-year streak of reaching the Avco Cup Final by the Winnipeg Jets. The tournament concluded with the Eastern
1977_WHA_playoffs
American 1940s aircraft engine
The Lycoming O-435 is an American six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, internal combustion aircraft engine. Used on both fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters
Lycoming_O-435
Family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines
The Lycoming O-145 is a family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. It was Lycoming Engines' first horizontally opposed aircraft
Lycoming_O-145
Aircraft engine family by Lycoming
The Lycoming O-290 is a dual-ignition, four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine. It was first run in 1939, and entered production
Lycoming_O-290
WHA postseason tournament
advanced to the Avco Cup Final, where they played the New England Whalers, who last made the Avco Cup Final in 1973. The Winnipeg Jets won the Avco Cup over
1978_WHA_playoffs
American film producer
Levine sold his company to the conglomerate Avco, though he continued on as the CEO of the renamed Avco-Embassy film production division. Other films
Joseph_E._Levine
The AN/FPS-24 Radar was a long range early warning radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command. It used a two-frequency signal in order
AN/FPS-24_radar
WHA postseason tournament
Winnipeg Jets in five games for the first Avco Cup championship. They lost just three playoff games total in their Avco Cup run, which included a perfect 9–0
1973_WHA_playoffs
Twin-engine general aviation aircraft
retractable tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is powered by two wing mounted Avco Lycoming turbocharged piston engines. The fuselage was designed to be pressurized
Fuji/Rockwell_Commander_700
1980 film directed by James Glickenhaus
its money back. In the U.S., it was acquired by independent distributor AVCO Embassy Pictures, marking the first collaboration between Glickenhaus and
The_Exterminator
1973 film by Brian G. Hutton
Piano Concerto No. 2 and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. In February 1973, Avco Embassy agreed to distribute the film along with another Brut Production
Night_Watch_(1973_film)
Television station in Cincinnati
Corporation, which became a subsidiary of the Aviation Corporation (later known as Avco) in 1945. After starting experimental broadcasts in 1946 as W8XCT on channel
WLWT
American record label
music store Record Theatre. In 1984, Amherst acquired the back catalogs of Avco Records. Spyro Gyra Glenn Medeiros Doc Severinsen The Tonight Show Band Jackie
Amherst_Records
Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour
Massachusetts Classic 1971 Dave Stockton 275 −13 1 stroke Raymond Floyd AVCO Golf Classic 1970 Billy Casper 277 −11 3 strokes Rod Funseth Tom Weiskopf
New_England_Classic
In-development aircraft open rotor engine
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca: Adour Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac Turbo-Union RB199 ATEC T900 Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800-APW Europrop International TP400-D6 HAL/Turbomeca Ardiden/Shakti
CFM_International_RISE
Professional ice hockey league season
Association. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Houston Aeros won the Avco World Trophy for the second straight year in dominating fashion, losing only
1974–75_WHA_season
1973 film by Mike Nichols
A. Fraker Edited by Sam O'Steen Music by Georges Delerue Distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures Release date December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19) Running time
The_Day_of_the_Dolphin
Former ice hockey team of the World Hockey Association
Western Division in 1972–73 and third in the league in 1977–78. They won the AVCO World Trophy in 1974 over the Chicago Cougars and in 1975 over the Quebec
Houston_Aeros_(WHA)
Professional ice hockey season
the World Hockey Association (WHA). Eight teams played 80 games each. The Avco World Trophy winner was the Winnipeg Jets. With a reduction of three teams
1977–78_WHA_season
WHA postseason tournament
tournament concluded with five of the surviving six teams competing for the Avco World Trophy; the merger between the WHA and the National Hockey League loomed
1979_WHA_playoffs
1970 film by Vittorio De Sica
ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada "Avco Embassy's Graziosi Blueprints Plan To Perk Majors O'seas Distrib". Variety
Sunflower_(1970_film)
American animation studio and production company
Race and Galaxy Goof-Ups came to the airwaves. Hanna-Barbera teamed up with Avco Broadcasting Corporation in 1971, a company that was once a rival to its
Hanna-Barbera
European turboshaft
(MTR390-C2) Power-to-weight ratio: 6.11 kW/kg at take-off Comparable engines Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800 HAL HTSE-1200 Safran Ardiden "Technical Information"
MTR_MTR390
1960s British/French turbojet aircraft engine
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca: Adour Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac Turbo-Union RB199 ATEC T900 Avco/Pratt & Whitney T800-APW Europrop International TP400-D6 HAL/Turbomeca Ardiden/Shakti
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593
Rolls-Royce/Snecma_Olympus_593
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2016)
mid-40s, he scored over 100 points twice in six years, won two straight Avco World Trophies (1974 and 1975), and was named most valuable player in 1974;
Gordie_Howe
Group of ten United States Army Air Forces veterans
Crosley Division of Avco in Cincinnati, Ohio, later renamed AVCO Electronics Division. Reith committed suicide in July 1960. AVCO Electronics was bought
Whiz_Kids_(Ford)
1976 film
by ITC Entertainment and released by Rank Film Distributors in the UK and Avco Embassy Pictures in the U.S. Based on historic events, this dramatic film
Voyage_of_the_Damned
American music group
$400 to record the song in the Virtue Studios in Philadelphia. The larger Avco Records soon signed the Stylistics, and the single eventually climbed to
The_Stylistics
1981 American film
late summer and fall of 1979. The film was acquired for distribution by Avco Embassy Pictures, who released it theatrically on January 16, 1981. It received
Fear_No_Evil_(1981_film)
1982 film
by the German electronic band Tangerine Dream. The film was released by Avco-Embassy Pictures on August 27, 1982. Renegade KGB agents hijack a plutonium
The_Soldier_(1982_film)
American singer and actress (1931–2017)
continued recording through the 1970s with albums issued by ABC–Paramount, Avco Embassy and LMI. During the 1970s, Reese started an acting career in films
Della_Reese
American television talk show
November 6, 1967, and ran until September 11, 1970. It was first distributed by Avco Broadcasting. Donahue interviewed his first guest, Madalyn Murray O'Hair
The_Phil_Donahue_Show
American ice hockey coach (1927–2020)
Baldwin Trophy as the WHA coach of the year and also led the Whalers to the Avco World Trophy. He previously served as head coach at Boston University, leading
Jack_Kelley_(ice_hockey)
1978 film directed by Ted Post
was a correspondent in Vietnam for The Nation. The film was released by Avco Embassy Pictures on June 14, 1978. Despite limited publicity, it received
Go_Tell_the_Spartans
Horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine
The Lycoming IO-720 engine is a large displacement, horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine featuring four cylinders per side, manufactured
Lycoming_IO-720
Former ice hockey team of the World Hockey Association
WHA teams finished the season, and before the Winnipeg Jets won the 1979 Avco World Trophy, the league accepted the terms of a merger with the NHL whereby
Indianapolis_Racers
WHA postseason tournament
with ten teams in competition with each other. The Winnipeg Jets won the Avco Cup over the Houston Aeros for their first ever championship. Ulf Nilsson
1976_WHA_playoffs
1971 film by Paul Sylbert
of a Picture, writer-director Paul Sylbert wrote that he was pressured by Avco Embassy into casting bit part actress Sandra Giles [whom he gave the pseudonym
The_Steagle
1973 film by Raymond St. Jacques
crime film directed by and starring Raymond St. Jacques. It was produced by AVCO Embassy Pictures, and is the story of two black waiters who team up in El
Book_of_Numbers_(film)
1981 Australian film
$1.75 million was the highest ever for an Australian film at that time. Avco Embassy paid $500,000 for all rights outside Australia, and the balance came
Roadgames
1980 Canadian slasher film by Paul Lynch
Canada and the United States, Prom Night was filmed in Toronto in late 1979. Avco Embassy Pictures released Prom Night on July 18, 1980, in the United States
Prom_Night_(1980_film)
Agricultural machine
its controlling interest in the closely held New Idea Company to AVCO Manufacturing. AVCO later sold the company to White Farm Equipment Company which in
Manure_spreader
1971 American film
Dysart and William Roerick. The film was released on February 28, 1971, by Avco Embassy Pictures. James Quinn, depressed over the sale of his family business
The_Sporting_Club_(film)
Cold War-era American height finder radar
The Avco AN/FPS-26 Radar was an Air Defense Command height finder radar developed in the Frequency Diversity Program with a tunable 3-cavity power klystron
AN/FPS-26_Radar
Bluck, Dee Cooper, Bob Macgonigal, Gino Difirelli, Gregg Palmer 14 Scanners AVCO Embassy Pictures David Cronenberg (director/screenplay); Stephen Lack, Jennifer
List of American films of 1981
List_of_American_films_of_1981
American radar pioneer
to be electronically scanned. Avco RAD was not successful in obtaining a production contract for the improved radars. Avco Everett Research Laboratory,
John_W._Marchetti
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1940–2019)
Cups and three Avco World Trophys for a total of five league championships; Green is one of just seven players in the WHA to win the Avco Trophy three times
Ted_Green
American drummer (born 1948)
Artists, 1973) With Van McCoy Love Is the Answer (Avco, 1974) Disco Baby (Avco, 1975) The Disco Kid (Avco, 1975) With Melanie Madrugada (Neighborhood, 1974)
Rick_Marotta
1975 studio album by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
recorded by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label. The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and topped
Disco_Baby
American psychedelic soul band
Although the group disbanded in 1972, they reformed and moved from Columbia to Avco Records and released Unbonded (1974) and Right Move (1975). As reported in
The_Chambers_Brothers
Clear-channel news/talk radio station in Cincinnati
flagship station of the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, later a part of Avco. One of four charter affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System, WLW holds
WLW
1980 German film directed by Ted Post
production company Cine Artists GmbH, in association with American distributor Avco Embassy Pictures. It was filmed on location in Arizona in the spring of 1980
Nightkill
1973 Spanish film
by Carmelo A. Bernaola Production company Profilmes S.A. Distributed by Avco Embassy Mercator Filmverleih Jeme Films Release dates April 27, 1973 (1973-04-27)
Horror_Rises_from_the_Tomb
1975 American drama film
to direct after meeting him in Prague during a tour of the Eastern Bloc. Avco-Embassy Pictures optioned the film in 1969, but Forman was prevented from
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)
One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo's_Nest_(film)
1972 British film by Peter Medak
Buck punched the company's London representative and bought the film back. Avco Embassy then bought the distribution rights and cut the film's 154-minute
The_Ruling_Class_(film)
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