Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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The Douglass DC3 Aircraft with the first application of Elmer Woodward's propeller engine governor from patent number 2,204,640.

aerodigest2419unse_0086.jpg The first Hamilton Standard constant speed governor application from the 1930's.  The Woodward Governor Company manufactured all their governors.ThumbnailsGoogle "Douglass DC-3 aircraft" for history on this legacy aircraft.The first Hamilton Standard constant speed governor application from the 1930's.  The Woodward Governor Company manufactured all their governors.ThumbnailsGoogle "Douglass DC-3 aircraft" for history on this legacy aircraft.The first Hamilton Standard constant speed governor application from the 1930's.  The Woodward Governor Company manufactured all their governors.ThumbnailsGoogle "Douglass DC-3 aircraft" for history on this legacy aircraft.The first Hamilton Standard constant speed governor application from the 1930's.  The Woodward Governor Company manufactured all their governors.ThumbnailsGoogle "Douglass DC-3 aircraft" for history on this legacy aircraft.