Advanced Technology Aircraft Co. of Hanford, California, developed Model 480 Predator from Rutan 59; Rutan Scaled Composites built prototype, flown September 1984.
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC Aviation Technology Group was formed in 1998 to develop the ATG Javelin two-seat jet; it was incorporated in June 2000. In June 2002 ATG signed an…
North American subsidiary of Fokker. Previously called Netherlands Aircraft Manufacturing Company of America, Atlantic Aircraft Corp. started operations at Hasbrouck Heights (Teterboro, NJ) in May 1924. Manager was R.B.C. Noorduyn…
Atlas Aircraft Co. built H-10 all-metal 4-seater 1949.
ATLAS AEROSPACE INC Company formed June 2001 to promote Liftmaster light freighter as replacement for Cessna 208 and stillborn Ayres Loadmaster as carrier of small parcels. In November 2001, received…
AMERICAN UTILICRAFT CORPORATION Company formed August 1990 to design and produce Freight Feeder cargo transport. Production will be undertaken at Gwinnett County, Atlanta, Georgia. US$50 million of financing secured during…
Formed 1930 by Cierva (UK) to sublicense patents to Kellett and Pitcairn. Also dabbled in own AC-35 roadable autogyro.
Avco, Aviation Corp., formed 1929 when Averill Harriman and Lehman Bros underwrote stock issue, management including Juan Trippe and Sherman Fairchild. In 1931 linked with Cord Corp. to include Auburn,…
AVIABELLANCA AIRCRAFT CORPORATION The original Bellanca Aircraft Corporation was established in 1927 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca and produced many high-wing and low-wing cabin monoplanes such as the Cruisair and Cruisemaster…
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC The Pitts Aerobatics company was acquired by Christen Industries in 1983 along with manufacturing and marketing rights for the Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft. In turn, Aviat Aircraft…
Kansas City firm built Skyhopper ultralight monoplane 1945.
AVIATION DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD Aviation Development International was formed in 1997 to build and market the Alaskan Bushmaster kitbuilt. The company has a 1.486 m² (16,000 sq ft) facility at…
Produced turbine-engined conversion of S-55 helicopter at Mesa, Arizona, certificated 1971.
AVID AIRCRAFT INC Avid Aircraft was formed in 1983 by Dean Wilson and currently markets the Avid Flyer Mark IV, Catalina, Bandit, Magnum and Buzz. Avid Flyer also assembled in…
AVIPRO AIRCRAFT LTD At AirVenture 2003, AviPro launched a kitbuilt version of the previously plans-only Bearhawk. The first set of components was shipped from the company's factory at Atlixco, Mexico,…
AVOCET AIRCRAFT LLC Avocet Aircraft LLC was formed in 2002 to develop a new-generation light jet. On 4 August 2003, Avocet and Israel Aircraft Industries signed an MoU leading to…
Seattle firm trying with others to market updated Temco TT-1 Super Pinto trainer in China as T-100 Super Mustang.
Avtek Corp. formed 1982 to develop 400A canard twin-turboprop (17 September 1984); investors major firms in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, USA. See also EuroAvtek.
Donald E. Aydlett briefly (1965-6) builder of light aircraft.
Ayres Corp. purchased rights to Rockwell Thrush ag-aircraft 1977 and has since produced piston and turbine versions; Vigilante armed surveillance aircraft abandoned. See also Thrush Aircraft Inc.
B&B Aviation built ultralight 1983.
Developed light side-by-side monoplane 1935, used post-war as basis for Bartlett.
Business Air Craft Corp. formed July 1963 by merger of Howard and Alamo Aviation. Lost identity 1967.
Bach Air Transport was high-wing 8-passenger airliner (3 P&W or Wright engines) built in small series 1928-9.
Al Backstrom produced ultralight 1977.
Erle L. Bacon Corp. built grossly modified 'Super AT-6' 1977.
Built Avicar BF-8 light aircraft 1942.
Gerald Bakeng, Edmonds, Washington, built and flew Duce tandem-seat parasol monoplane 1970, followed by 220-hp Double Duce biplane in 1972.
Gil Baker, engineer with Chevrolet, built and flew BCA-1-3 2-seat amphibian May 1968.
Marion Baker, flight mechanic at Wright-Patterson AFB, built and flew MB-1 single-seat delta sporting aircraft July 1960.
Gary Baldwin completed ASP-XJ (armed surveillance and patrol, experimental jet) in 1989.
Briefly acquired assets of Orenco to continue production.
Ball-Bartoe Aircraft Corp., Boulder, Colorado, produced JW-1 Jetwing research aircraft flown July 1977.
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