AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ACAC offers new-build Citabria (now called Aurora, Adventure and Explorer), Super Decathlon and Scout, all designed by Aeronca. Model 7 (based on Second World War L-3…
Formed Kansas City 1925 to build American Eaglet, first 2-seater to be US certificated. Failed 1932, merged with Lincoln as American Eagle-Lincoln, then succession of purchasers attempted to restore operations…
In June 1989 this Mississippi firm purchased from Gulfstream Aerospace rights to latter’s light aircraft (Lynx, Cougar, Cheetah. Tiger). Cougar licence sold to TSPA.
This company built 4 light aircraft, ending with twin-boom AG-4 Crusader 1935.
Company formed 1947 to produce light helicopters powered by tip ramjets. Purchased 1954 to form Helicopter Division of Fairchild.
AMERICAN HOMEBUILTS' INC American Homebuilts' was formed in November 1996 to market the John Doe and its derivatives.
Herbert F. Johns set up American Multiplane Co., Bath, NY, to build giant aircraft with 2 400-hp Liberty pusher engines on centre group of triplane wings, preceded by biplane wings…
Ames Industrial Corp. of Bohemia, NY, held US licence for French Microturbo small turbojets, and was awarded contract by NASA to build AD-1 (Ames/Dryden) slew-wing research aircraft (2 TRS 18-046…
Aero Modifications International produce stretched turboprop DC-3s.
Amphibions Inc. formed in Depression 1932 at Garden City, NY, built Privateer 2-seat amphibian. See Spencer.
AMV AIRCRAFT Mr Melkuti plans to fly an aircraft he describes as the world's first practical flying machine to have a single ducted propeller and be capable of short of…
PanAm 747 Capt. Earl Anderson designed and flew (1969) EA-1 Kingfisher 2-seat amphibian, marketed as homebuilt. See Warner.
Formed 1941, suspended during war, reopened 1945 and AG-14 flown 1 October 1947. Two-seat pusher, 5 built.
ANGEL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION Angel 44 was developed by The King's Engineering Fellowship (TKEF) through donations, and designed by Carl Mortenson, with Ed Mortenson as chief engineer. TKEF holds Type Certificate.…
Anglin Engineering, N. Carolina, had by 1990 sold over 1,000 sets of drawings and 50 kits for Spacewalker I, now joined by 2-seat Mk II.
Applegate Amphibians built A-3 in 1945, followed by Applegate and Weyant Dart 2-seat landplane 1946.
Aquaflight Aircraft formed 1946 to build light amphibians, Aqua I (2 x 125-hp) and Aqua II (2 x 190-hp), both 6-seaters.
AQUASTAR INC At Sun 'n Fun in April 2002, Aquastar relaunched promotion of the former Thurston Seafire with the intention of completing its FAA certification. This had, apparently, not been…
ARC Special, 1946 racer designed by Art Chester, butterfly tail.
Arctic Aviation, at Anchorage, Alaska, has since 1979 produced improved versions of 1940 Interstate S1A, main version being S1B2 Arctic Tern.
Aeronautical Research and Development Corp., based at Cambridge (Boston), bought rights to Brantly helicopters from Learjet in 1969. Intensive marketing and model development ceased 1970 when rights passed to Brantly…
Argonaut Aircraft built small series 1937-40 of Pirate 3-seat amphibian.
Ariel Aircraft Inc. formed by Glenn A. Stearman to build Ariel Models A (65 hp), B (75 hp) and C (80 hp) side-by-side low-wing cabin tourer. Work halted January 1942,…
Arkansas Aircraft Co. formed Little Rock, December 1926, built first of 93 Command-Aire 3-seat biplanes January 1928. Designer Albert Voellmecke was ex-Heinkel, and he brought rights to Heinkel HD 40…
Arrow Aircraft & Motor Corp. set up 1928 at Lincoln, Nebraska. Over next 10 years at least 9 basic lightplane types, notably Sport and Sport Pursuit biplanes, and Model F…
Arup Manufacturing Co. famed for series of 4 tailless monoplanes with wing of D-shape (straight leading edge) 1933-5.
AMERICAN SPORTSCOPTER INTERNATIONAL INC ASII was founded in 1990. North and South American markets are covered by US office; rest of world by Taiwanese office. An unmanned surveillance prototype named…
Advanced Systems Technology formed 1971 to undertake aerodynamic improvement, later converting Citation bizjets into Eagle SP.
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…
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