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Formed 1978 by Gene Sheehan and Tom Jewett, Quickie Aircraft Corp., Mojave, CA, produced distinctive Quickie single-seater (15 November 1977) with main wheels in spats on tips of long-span foreplane;…
RAINBOW FLYERS INC, QUIKKIT DIVISION Quikkit was initially involved in the production of parts and modification kits for the Aero Composites Sea Hawker; the Glass Goose, while visually similar, is…
James D. Raisbeck left Boeing 1969 and formed Raisbeck Engineering, Van Nuys, 1974, moved to Seattle, specialists in high-tech improvements to GA aircraft to increase speed, reduce fuel burn, field…
RAM Aircraft Corp., Waco, TX, specializes in 'modification of selected single- and twin-engined GA aircraft for improved performance and efficiency'. Majority Cessnas, changes usually include new engine and installation.
Ramsey Aircraft formed Minneapolis January 1933 to build Flying Bathtub single-seat primitive ultralight (20/30-hp Aeronca).
Huntington Beach, CA, producer of high-performance homebuilts: KR-1 single-seat (February 1972), many thousands of plans sold, 200+ flying; KR-2 2-seat (July 1974), 7,000+ plans, 350+ flying; KR-100 composite structure single-seat,…
Ranger Aircraft Co., Oklahoma City, were not related to Fairchild’s Ranger Engineering which built engines. Produced 3 small sport aircraft 1928-31, including Hunt Racer (90-hp Cirrus) of 1930.
Rankin Aircraft, Maryville, Missouri, took over rights to Porterfield Collegiate and produced improved model to 1987.
RANS INC Formed in the late 1970s, Rans' earlier designs include S-4/5 Coyote, S-6 Coyote II, S-9 Chaos, S-10 Sakota, S-11 Pursuit and S-14 Airaile. Rans delivered its 3,000th kitplane…
Raven Aerostar consists of wholly owned subsidiaries Aerostar International Inc. and Aerostar Technical Solutions Inc. Especially the name Aerostar International is sometimes used interchangeably as a synonym for Raven Aerostar.…
Rawdon Brothers Aircraft Inc., Wichita, built T-1 tandem low-wing monoplane 1949 and T-1S spraying version, adding SD spraying/dusting model 1962.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) formed 15 September 1994, combing Raytheon Company subsidiaries Beech Aircraft Corporation and Raytheon Corporate Jets Inc. Raytheon acquired British Aerospace's Corporate Jets division…
RD Aircraft, Mayville, NY, produce family of Skycycle micros, as well as Little Dipper Replica, modernized version of Lockheed lightplane of 1944.
Rearwin Airplanes Inc. established by Ray Rearwin (whose sons were Kenneth and Royce) at Kansas City April 1928. Hired Fred Landgraf as designer, producing Rearwin Ken-Royce 2000C 3-seat biplane, about…
Red Bird Aircraft Co. incorporated Oklahoma City 1928, but never achieved goal of 1 per day of 2-seat and 3-seat biplanes and 2-seat and 4-seat cabin monoplanes.
RENAISSANCE AIRCRAFT LLC Renaissance Aircraft has relaunched production of the classic Luscombe 8F light aircraft, assembling airframes, manufactured on original tooling, by subcontractors in the Czech Republic at its 4,459…
Republic Aviation Corp. formed June 1939 by name change of Seversky, all personnel and Farmingdale location remaining unchanged. Built 120 EP-1 fighters for Sweden, final 60 requisitioned as P-35A for…
Same president and almost same location as Air Command, Revolution Helicopter Corp. offers kits for Mini 500 light single-seater.
Los Angeles company which rebuilt B-26 into Silver Sixty executive transport with up to 14 seats, prototype 25 June 1960, first production 11 February 1961.
Lancaster, CA, company which produced 125 Commuter side-by-side high-wing aircraft 1968, 190 Sportplane aerobatic single-seater and two-thirds scale Fw 190 1972.
Richmond Airways Inc., Staten Island, NY, built Sea Hawk 5-seat flying-boat (160-hp Curtiss C-6) for their joy-ride business 1928.
Riddle Airlines, Miami, produced series of C-46R improvements to C-46 to add 1-ton payload, add 40-mph speed and allow 1-engine climb, 1958-61.
Jack M. Riley formed Riley Aircraft Corp., Ft Lauderdale, TX, 1952, specializing in improving existing aircraft. Put 2 engines in Navion to produce Twin Navion, sold rights to Temco. By…
C. Rivers Stone (Greenville, SC) built Rivers R-1 single-seat canard (15 July 1983) with tail immediately behind pusher propeller.
Company at Riverside, CA, built Penguin non-flying trainer biplanes for Army 1917, with Ford engine, but one example was repeatedly flown (and subjected to various changes to try to improve…
Robertson Aircraft, Lambert St Louis airport, built Ro-1504 Rovaire 4-seater 1945.
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