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Aerosport Inc was a company founded by Harold Woods in Holly Springs, North Carolina in 1971 to market aircraft and plans for homebuilding.

Holly Springs, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 24,661, over 2½ times its population in 2000.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1971:

Homebuilt aircraft planes constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity

Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.

List of products

Aerosport Quail
(1971) Single-engine high-wing one-seat ultralight monoplane aircraft with tricycle undercarriage and enclosed cabin
Aerosport Rail
(1970) Monoplane one-seat ultralight aircraft with two pusher engines and open cabin
Aerosport Scamp
(1973) Single-engine one-seat ultralight biplane aircraft with tricycle undercarriage and open cabin
Aerosport Woody Pusher
(1960s) Single-engine two-seat parasol ultralight monoplane aircraft with open cockpit and tailwheel undercarriage
Aerosport-Rockwell LB600
A piston engine for ultralight aircraft, based on a snowmobile engine (in partnership with Rockwell International).

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