Just Aircraft

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Just Aircraft LLC
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded2002
FounderTroy Woodland
Headquarters,
Key people
Gary Schmitt
Products STOL light aircraft
Website www.justaircraft.com
Just Escapade Flying Escapade 912(1) AN1566490.jpg
Just Escapade
Just Highlander Flight! Highlander (KitFox) (5525699851).jpg
Just Highlander
Just Superstol JustHighlander.jpg
Just Superstol

Just Aircraft LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Walhalla, South Carolina and founded by Troy Woodland in 2002. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of STOL light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and complete ready-to-fly light-sport aircraft. [1] [2]

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Just Aircraft is a limited liability company.

Woodland had worked at Flying K Enterprises, the manufacturer of the Flying K Sky Raider, but left to start his own company to market his own designs, partnering with investor Gary Schmitt. The company collaborated with the British company Escapade Aircraft in the design of the Escapade. Woodland next designed the Just Highlander, a development of the Escapade incorporating a larger wing mounting high-lift devices, a larger fin and elevators, balanced tail control surfaces and a strengthened conventional undercarriage. The Just Superstol is a further development of the same line with an emphasis on STOL performance onto unprepared surfaces. [1] [2] [3]

In 2004 the company relocated to Walhalla, South Carolina. By 2013 the Highlander outsold the Escapade line by 10:1, with about one third of sales being outside the US. [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Just Aircraft
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Just Escapade 22 February 2003230 kits (2010)Two seat kit aircraft
Just Highlander 80 kits (2010)Two seat kit aircraft
Just Superstol Two seat STOL kit aircraft

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  3. 1 2 Just Aircraft LLC (2013). "About" . Retrieved December 27, 2014.