Aero Designs

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Aero Designs Inc.
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Foundedbefore 1985
Defunctafter 1992
FateOut of business
Headquarters,
Products Kit aircraft

Aero Designs was an American aircraft manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of composite kit aircraft. [1] [2]

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Its sole design, the Aero Designs Pulsar was later produced by Skystar Aircraft of Nampa, Idaho and then by Pulsar Aircraft of El Monte, California. Each subsequent manufacturer introduced new variants. [1] [3]

Aircraft

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Aero Designs Pulsar 1985Two seat composite kit aircraft
Aero Designs Pulsar XP 1992Improved model two seat composite kit aircraft

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References

  1. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 253. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. "American airplanes: Ab - Ak". Aerofiles.com. March 21, 2000. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  3. "American airplanes: Pl - Py". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved March 5, 2014.