Company:AeroLites
Type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | before 1984 |
Headquarters | Welsh, Louisiana , |
Key people | President: Daniel J Rochè |
Products | Kit aircraft |
Website | www |
AeroLites Inc. is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Welsh, Louisiana. In business since at least 1984, the company president is Daniel J Rochè. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction.[1][2][3]
The company motto is "Innovators Of Aviation Efficiency".[4]
Products
The company offers three aircraft designs, the single-seat AeroLites AeroMaster AG ultralight agricultural aircraft, the two-seat amphibious AeroLites AeroSkiff and the single-seat AeroLites Bearcat parasol wing design. All three designs emphasize simplicity and ease of construction. The AeroSkiff is also available fully assembled.[1][2][3]
The Bearcat was introduced in 1984, and by 1998 the company reported that it had sold a total 17 aircraft of all three models, including 11 Bearcats.[2][3]
Aircraft
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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AeroLites AeroMaster AG | 4 (1998) | single-seat ultralight agricultural aircraft | |
AeroLites AeroSkiff | 2 (1998) | two-seat amphibious flying boat | |
AeroLites Bearcat | 1984 | 11 (1998) | single-seat parasol wing ultralight and agricultural aircraft |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 17 and 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Aerofiles (n.d.). "American airplanes: Ab - Ak". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121205051134/http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 100-101. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN:0-9636409-4-1
- ↑ AeroLites Inc. (n.d.). "AeroLites Inc.". http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/aerolites/aerolites.html. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroLites.
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