AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot

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AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot MXP 150
Role Light Sport Aircraft
National origin United States of America Republic of Columbia
Manufacturer Aircraft Manufacturing and Design AeroAndina
DesignerMaximo Tadesco
First flightOctober 13, 2006
Introduction2007
StatusAbandoned/Cancelled
Produced2006-2010
Number built20~
Developed from AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya
VariantsEastman Patriot

AMD Zenair Patriot 150

The AMD Patriot is a light sport aircraft produced by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. In 2007 AMD announced that they intended to produce a high-wing, all metal, tricycle gear aircraft with a Continental O-200 engine to compete with the Cessna Skycatcher. [1]

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The AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya was chosen as a donor platform for the sole prototype constructed. Built to comply with the FAA's Light/Sport aircraft standards, the plane was intended to compete with other light, recreational aircraft including the aforementioned Skycatcher. [2] Production was halted in 2010 after AMD's rebranding to Eastman Aviation, which then promptly went defunct, and AMD aircraft's assets, along with the Patriot, were sold to Zenair, the manufacturer of Zenith kit Aircraft, who promoted it as the Zenair MXP Patriot, before production was finally ended for good after an internal restructuring to focus on Zenair's own in-house model line.

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References

  1. "AMD Patriot". Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. "Aircraft Manufacturing and Development Company MXP-150 Patriot". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.