Type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Aerospace |
Founder | Bradley Huggins |
Fate | Out of business |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Kit aircraft |
Bradley Aerospace, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer, founded by Bradley Huggins and based in Chico, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction. [1] [2]
In April 2015 the company's corporate status was listed as "suspended". [2]
The company marketed a kit for its all-metal aerobatic Bradley BA-100 Aerobat and then went on to design a two-seat aerobatic aircraft, the Bradley BA-200 ATAC, although only one was built. A third design, the Bradley BA-300 Himat, does not seem to have progressed to the completion of a prototype. [1]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Bradley BA-100 Aerobat | Single seat aerobatic aircraft | ||
Bradley BA-200 ATAC | Two seat aerobatic aircraft | ||
Bradley BA-300 Himat | three seat canard pusher configuration aircraft | ||
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