Foxcon Aviation & Research Pty Ltd, (usually just Foxcon Aviation) is an Australian
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry.
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based in
Mackay, Queensland
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that was founded in 1995. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a Maximum Takeoff Weight, maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are use ...
in the form of kits for
amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft.
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The company was formed "to manufacture extremely competitive high performance light aircraft at an affordable price." Working in
composite materials
A composite or composite material (also composition material) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have notably dissimilar chemical or physical properties and are merged to create a ...
, the company has expanded its space over the years and added a climate-controlled
vacuum bag molding capability, plus sandwich construction molding jigs.
Although the
Foxcon Terrier 100 was at one time produced, the company's sole current product is the
Foxcon Terrier 200, powered by a
Subaru EA81 automotive conversion engine or
Rotax 912ULS
The Rotax 912 is a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated, four-stroke aircraft engine with a reduction gearbox. It features liquid-cooled cylinder heads and air-cooled cylinders. Originally equipped with carburetors, ...
aircraft engine, although a four-seat
Foxcon Terrier 400 is under development.
Aircraft
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.foxcon.com/
Aircraft manufacturers of Australia
Ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Companies based in Queensland
Mackay, Queensland
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1995
Australian companies established in 1995
Manufacturing companies established in 1995