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Type | Private company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 2007 |
Defunct | 2016 |
Fate | Out of business |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Light-sport aircraft |
Gobosh Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Moline, Illinois. The company specialized in light-sport aircraft for the American domestic market. The company's first product was the Gobosh 700S, introduced in 2007. This was joined by the Gobosh 800XP in 2008. [1]
The company name means "Go Big Or Stay Home". [1]
By 2016 the company website had been taken down and the company had likely gone out of business. [2]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Gobosh 700S | 2007 | All-metal, single engined, low-wing light aircraft | |
Gobosh 800XP | 2008 | All-composite, single engined, low-wing light aircraft | |
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