Education
Columbia Law School.
Columbia Law School.
Uppercu went to the Polytechnic School of Brooklyn and Columbia University Law School. Uppercu operated the Motor Carolina Company of New Jersey. In 1908 Uppercu bought the New York Operations of Cadillac.
Uppercu built his first biplane aircraft in 1909.
Uppercu took control of Borland Aeroplane and Motor Company, renaming it to Aeromarine in 1914. In 1924, Uppercu formed the Uppercu-Burnelli Airplane Company building lifting body aircraft designed by Vincent Burnelli.
Uppercu retired in 1938.