Company:Australian Aircraft Kits

From HandWiki
Short description: Australian aircraft manufacturer

Australian Aircraft Kits Pty Ltd
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2003
Headquarters
Taree, New South Wales
,
Key people
Principal: Ole Hartmann
ProductsKit aircraft
Websitewww.aircraftkits.com.au

Australian Aircraft Kits Pty Ltd is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Taree, New South Wales, that was established in 2003. The company principal is Ole Hartmann.[1][2][3]

The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft in the light-sport aircraft category. The company also does aircraft repair work on homebuilt aircraft.[1][2][3]

The company produces four aircraft, the high-wing two-seat Hornet STOL, Hornet Cub and Bushman, plus the shoulder-wing Wasp.[1][2] The Hornet STOL was named Most Innovative Ultralight Design in 2004 at Narromine.[3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Australian Aircraft Kits
Model name First flight Number built Type
Australian Aircraft Kits Hornet STOL 2004 Two seat, side-by-side configuration, high-wing STOL aircraft
Australian Aircraft Kits Hornet Cub Two seat, tandem high-wing STOL aircraft
Australian Aircraft Kits Bushman Two seat, tandem, high-wing STOL aircraft
Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp Two seat, side-by-side configuration, shoulder-wing aircraft

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 29, 93 and 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 98. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Australian Aircraft Kits (n.d.). "About Australian Aircraft Kits". http://www.aircraftkits.com.au/about_us.html. Retrieved 15 January 2015. 

External links