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Flyer Indústria Aeronáutica
Flyer Indústria Aeronáutica, Ltda. is a Brazilian manufacturer of light aircraft headquartered in Sumaré, São Paulo. History The beginning Flyer Indústria Aeronáutica was founded in São Paulo city, in 1983 by Gonçalves brothers. The history of Flyer began with the launch of the Flyer II, the first ultralight aircraft developed by the company. With a design similar to the renowned QuicksilverTacke, W. Hrsg.: Flügel Welt Index, 2017–18, 2017, Flying Pages, EAN 4194047409950 The Flyer GT In 1986, Flyer designed and manufactured the Flyer GT, a basic ultralight that became the most assembled in Brazil, with over 750 units produced. Flyer GT was discontinued. In the same year of its launch, Flyer also developed and produced the amphibious aircraft Hidroflyer, which remained in production until 2002. In 1990, Flyer created Ultramotores, a specialized service center for aircraft equipped with ROTAX engines. In 1991, Flyer inaugurated its factory in the city of Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana, São Paulo
Americana () is a municipality (''município'') located in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 237,240 (2022 Census) in an area of . The original settlement developed around the local railway station, founded in 1875, and the development of a cotton weaving factory in a nearby farm. After 1866, thousands of former Confederate States of America, Confederate soldiers and sympathizers from the American Civil War settled in the region. Following the Civil War, slavery was abolished in the United States. In Brazil, however, Slavery in Brazil, slavery was legal until 1888, making it a particularly attractive location to the defeated Confederates, among whom was a former member of the Alabama State Senate, William Hutchinson Norris. Around three hundred of the ''Confederados'' are members of the ''Fraternidade Descendência Americana'' (Fraternity of American Descendants). They meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Kolb Aircraft
Kolb Aircraft Company is an American aircraft manufacturer that produces kitplanes for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-20, 21. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2001 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 58. KitPlanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2002 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, page 50. KitPlanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Newby-Gonzalez, Tori: ''Kit Aircraft Directory 2004'', Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 12, December 2003, page 70. Aviation Publishing Group. ISSN 0891-1851 History Homer Kolb first flew his initial commercial design, the Kolb Flyer, in 1970. The aircraft was ahead of its time and so Kolb waited until the ultralight aircraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft RV-14
The Van's Aircraft RV-14 is an American aerobatic kit aircraft designed by Richard VanGrunsven and produced by Van's Aircraft. It was introduced at AirVenture in July 2012. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: ''Van's Aircraft: RV-14'', Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 19-21. Belvoir Publications. As of November 2022, 207 RV-14s have been completed and flown. Design and development Derived from the four-seat RV-10, RV-14 design work was commenced several years before its 2012 debut. It is an aerobatic two-seater designed to accommodate large pilots and offer greater baggage space, to comply with the US experimental amateur-built aircraft rules. The design goals included improved visibility, a wider cabin, a low landing speed achieved by larger and more effective flaps, good rate-of-climb and glide ratio, landing gear that meets FAR Part 23 certification standards and an airframe designed to accomm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft RV-12
The Van's RV-12 is an American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt airplane eligible for the Light-sport Aircraft, U.S. E-LSA category, sold in kit form and as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 75. Belvoir Publications. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16'', page 86. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The RV-12 had its first flight on November 9, 2006. Deliveries of partial kits commenced in April 2008 and, as of July 2023, 792 aircraft have been completed and flown. Design and development The architect of the line of Van's aircraft, Richard VanGrunsven, designed the RV-12 with several specific goals in mind. These include: * Flying qualities equal to or better than the standard set by the Van's Aircraft RV-9, RV-9A * payload – to carry a projected load o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft RV-10
The Van's Aircraft RV-10 is a four-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. It is the first four-seat airplane in the popular RV series.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 74. Belvoir Publications. The RV-10 first flew on 29 May 2003, and the first kit parts were delivered to a customer in September 2003. As of November 2022, 1,010 RV-10s have been completed and flown. Design and development The architect of the line of Van's aircraft, Richard VanGrunsven, designed the RV-10 to satisfy a market demand for a four-seat version of the popular RV series aircraft. The RV-10 was designed from the start as a touring aircraft and as such it forgoes the aerobatic capabilities and the lighter handling common to the aircraft in the RV line from the RV-3 to RV-8. Instead the RV-10 design focuses on greater stability and payload.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft RV-9
The Van's RV-9 and RV-9A are American two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon. The RV-9 is the conventional landing gear, tail-wheel equipped version while the RV-9A features a tricycle landing gear, nose-wheel.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 78. Primedia Publications. Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 74. Belvoir Publications. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12'', page 125. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. The RV-9 was built around a newly designed high aspect ratio wing, featuring a John Roncz, Roncz airfoil. It is similar in size and weight to the Van's Aircraft RV-6, RV-6 and is externally similar to the RV-6 and the Van's Aircraft RV-7, RV-7. Development The architect of the line of Van's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft RV-7
The Van's RV-7 and RV-7A are two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplanes sold in kit form by Van's Aircraft. The RV-7 is the tail-wheel equipped version, while the RV-7A features a nose-wheel.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 74. Belvoir Publications. The RV-7 was the replacement of the RV-6, replacing the RV-6 in 2001. It is externally similar to the earlier model, with longer wings, larger fuel tanks and a larger rudder to improve spin recovery characteristics. Development Van's aircraft designer Richard VanGrunsven designed the RV-7 to replace the RV-6, which was a two-seat side-by-side development of the RV-4. In turn, this was a two-seat tandem version of the single seat RV-3.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12'', page 125. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. The RV-7 incorporated many changes resulting from the lessons learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolb Flyer
The Kolb Flyer is an American single seat, high wing, strut-braced, twin-engine, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that was produced in kit form by Kolb Aircraft of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and intended for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-20. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. The Flyer was the first design produced by Kolb Aircraft. Based on the Flyer's success, the company and its successor, New Kolb Aircraft, have gone on to produce over 3000 aircraft as of 2010. Design and development The Flyer was a very early ultralight design that first flew in 1970. The first aircraft designed by Homer Kolb, it was ahead of its time and was not produced commercially until 1980, when the ultralight boom hit North America. The Flyer is a very light and simple aircraft with a standard empty weight of only . It features a completely open cockpit with the pilot exposed to the sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rans Aircraft
RANS or Rans may refer to: *Asymmetric_numeral_systems#Range_variants_(rANS)_and_streaming, rANS, an entropy coding technique *Rans, Jura, a commune in eastern France *Rans (Penafiel), a parish in the municipality of Penafiel, northern Portugal * RANS Cilegon F.C., an Indonesian football club *Rans Designs, an aircraft, sail trike, land yacht and bicycle manufacturer, usually styled as "RANS" by the company *Rans Rifol (born 2001), Filipino singer and actress *Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rans S-6 Coyote II
The Rans S-6 Coyote II is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, two-seat, high-wing monoplane designed by Randy Schlitter and manufactured by Rans Inc. The Coyote is available in Homebuilt aircraft, kit form for amateur construction or as a completed light-sport aircraft.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-96. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, p. 65. Primedia Publications. Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, p. 69. Primedia Publications. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter – Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', p. 238. BAI Communications. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003–04'', p. 157. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 68. Belvoir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van's Aircraft
Van's Aircraft, Inc. is an American Homebuilt aircraft, kit aircraft manufacturer founded by Richard VanGrunsven in 1973. The Van's RV series aircraft are all-aluminum, low-wing monoplanes of monocoque construction. In 2023, over 11,000 Van's aircraft were flying worldwide, making up one third of the USA's experimental aircraft fleet. The Van's Aircraft factory is located at Aurora State Airport, Oregon. The company filed for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2023. History The company was founded by Richard VanGrunsven, Richard "Dick" VanGrunsven in 1973. In 2013, the company announced it would begin selling assembled RV-12 model aircraft as well on a limited basis. In December 2017, the company reported that its 10,000th aircraft had flown, an Van's Aircraft RV-7, RV-7 built in Martinsburg, West Virginia. As of November 2019, about 10,600 RV kits had been completed and flown, and thousands more are under construction. Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
