Sunward Aerospace is the short name of an

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started in early 2000 producing a line of

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s. Originally called Sunward Model Aerospace, the name is now Sunward Aerospace Group Limited. The company is located in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

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. The company switched owners in October 2004 and since expanded the line of

s including general rockets, payload, and pyramid rockets. Sunward Aerospace also produces a line of wood kits which include a

trebuchet A trebuchet () is a type of catapult that uses a hinged arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles ...

, a

catapult A catapult is a ballistics, ballistic device used to launch a projectile at a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants – particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. A catapult uses the sudden rel ...

, a

ballista The ballista (Latin, from Ancient Greek, Greek βαλλίστρα ''ballistra'' and that from βάλλω ''ballō'', "throw"), plural ballistae or ballistas, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an Classical antiquity, ancient missile weapon tha ...

and an elastic powered racer. The company introduced additions to the line of model rockets in April 2007 and also added a paper

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kit for the school market. In July 2013, the company expanded Canadian operations by opening a retail hobby store in Toronto serving the Canadian market.

References

External links

Sunward Aerospace homepageSunward Hobbies homepage
Model rocketry Model manufacturers of Canada Manufacturing companies based in Toronto Canadian companies established in 2000 Manufacturing companies established in 2000 {{Canada-company-stub