Bradley Aerospace

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Bradley Aerospace, Inc.
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
FounderBradley Huggins
FateOut 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]

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In April 2015 the company's corporate status was listed as "suspended". [2]

Bradley BA-100 Aerobat Bradley BA-100 Aerobat.jpg
Bradley BA-100 Aerobat

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]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Bradley Aerospace
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
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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References

  1. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 129 and 347. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 "Bradley Aerospace, Inc. in Chico, CA - Bizapedia Profile". Bizapedia.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.