Aerial Experiment Association formed at Hammondsport, NY, September 1907, by Dr Graham Bell (leader) and Mrs Bell (prime mover and financier), Glenn Curtiss and three others; 4 aircraft: Red Wing…
Aereon (USA, 1967-77). Produced Aereon 26 lifting-body airship, flown 1970.
Formed 1967 to develop Distributor Wing DW-1 ag-aircraft, flown 1965.
Formed 1920 to produce Mercury Liberty-engined inverted-sesquiplane mailplane. Became Mercury.
Original Aero company was formed in Culver City, Los Angeles, in December 1944 to design and build Aero Commander. In October 1950 it was re-formed as Aero Design and Engineering…
Following Aero Design and Engineering, Aero Commander Inc. was formed in 1960 as part of Rockwell. It formed the General Aviation Division at the original plant at Bethany, Oklahoma, producing…
Aero Composite Technology Inc. Somerset, PA, have sold over 300 kits for Sea Hawker 2-seat amphibian.
Have delivered about 180 kits for 2-seat Pulsar.
Produces airframe conversions of Ag-Cat and Thrush ag-aircraft.
Took over Jovanovich J-2, certificated 1970.
Established 1961 by A.M. 'Tex' Johnston, former Boeing chief test pilot, to build outsize carriers of space boosters, using B-377 Stratocruiser as basis. Produced entire Guppy family. Became Tracor 1974,…
At Chico, California, since 1959 world's biggest converter of transports, bombers and patrol aircraft into firebombers.
Established 1928 at Detroit, to produce Aero Coupe 3-seat biplane.
Long Beach company which in immediate post-1945 era built all-metal Streak tandem-seat low-wing monoplane with 85, 125 or 165 hp.
Moulton B. Taylor doggedly pursued his dream of a roadable aeroplane—in other words, a flying car—from 1948. Work is continuing on a 4th-generation version. Meanwhile, Mr Taylor has achieved great…
AEROCOMP INC Formed in 1993 and previously known for its production of floats, Aerocomp markets the Comp Air 3 and 4 kitbuilts, together with six-, seven-, eight- and 10-seat versions,…
AEROCOPTER INC Founded in August 2000 by Syrovy and Siamak Yassini. AeroCopter is developing what is described as a "third generation" air transport with VTOL capability. Public debut was at…
AEROCOURIER GROUP AeroCourier was founded in April 2001 to design and produce a light freight aircraft in the Cessna 208 Caravan class. Detail design, and also production of up to…
Aerodis America was formed in 1982 to build advanced light aircraft in collaboration with groups in Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong. Main products were to be AA200 Orion 4-seater, with…
Aerodyne Systems Engineering Ltd had brief existence in 1980s producing Wasp ag/utility helicopter and Hornet armed helicopter trainer, both based on Bell 47.
Abortive builder of SingleTwin pusher business aircraft, 1984-8.
Inglis M. Uppercu had small aircraft firm at Keyport, NJ, 1908, became Aeromarine Plane and Motor Corp. 1914. Chief engineer Charles Willard designed succession of flying-boats, seaplanes and a few…
Built Klemm light aircraft until killed by Depression 1930.
Aeronautic Supply Co. Formed at St Louis October 1909, became Benoist 1912.
Incorporated as Aeronautical Corp. of America November 1928, first factory builder of light aircraft in USA, became Aeronca Aircraft 1941. First major product C-2 high-wing single-seater, followed by wide range…
WORLDWIDE AEROS CORPORATION Formed in Ukraine in 1988. Aeros transfered its activities to the USA and was incorporated in Delaware in 1992, relocating to California in October 1993. Aeros' technical…
Odessa, Texas, producer of one-man helicopters 1978-82.
Formed 1970 in N. Carolina to produce Quail, Rail, Scamp (1973) and Woody Pusher. Scamp alone, 1,050 sets of plans.
AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION LLC Aerostar Aircraft Corporation was formed in 1991 by former Ted Smith employees and acquired the rights to the Aerostar series of pressurised piston-engined twins from Piper…
Formerly Pitcairn-Larsen, became G&A.
ADVANCED HYBRID AIRCRAFT INC Formerly based in Isle of Man, UK; relocated to Australia in 1993; to USA in 1996; and to British Columbia, Canada, in 1998 (while retaining a…
Ahrens began design of AH 404 STOL utility transport, powered by 4 420-hp Allison turboprops, in January 1975. Prototype flew at Oxnard, California, December 1976, followed by first production AH…
AIRCRAFT INVESTOR RESOURCES LLC Formed to produce the Epic LT for the Experimental category. AIR moved into 8,360 m² (90,000 sq ft) accommodation at Bend, Oregon, on 1 June 2005.…
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