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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Keith Duckworth |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Products | Ultralight trikes |
| Website | www |
P&M Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer, specializing in ultralight trikes, founded in 2003. The company was purchased by Albatross Flying Systems in 2019.
The company was formed in 2003 by Keith Duckworth's purchase of two rival British trike manufacturers, Pegasus Aviation and Mainair Sports, hence the name of the new company. [1] [2] [3]
P&M retained both the Mainair factory at Rochdale and the Pegasus plant at Manton near Marlborough, Wiltshire, the former carrying out production and the latter research and development. [2] [3] The Rochdale factory was closed in March 2016.[ citation needed ]
On 7 May 2019 the company was put into administration, with T A Close of Milsted Langdon LLP appointed as its Administrator. [4] [5] Subsequently, its assets were bought by Albatross Flying Systems of Bangalore, India. [6]
Solar Wings was the hang glider division of Pegasus Aviation prior to its merger with Mainair. After the merger, Solar Wings gliders were produced in the new combined production facility for a short time. The division produced a wide range of hang gliders from 1980 until it was wound up some time after 2002. Gliders produced include the Solar Wings Breeze and the Solar Wings Scandal series. [2] [7] [8]
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Aviation Magic Laser | ultralight trike | ||
| Mainair Blade | 60 (February 2000) [9] | ultralight trike | |
| Mainair Rapier | 60 (February 2000) [9] | ultralight trike | |
| P&M GT450 | ultralight trike | ||
| P&M Explorer | ultralight trike | ||
| P&M PulsR | ultralight trike | ||
| Pegasus Quantum | 1996 | over 600 [10] | ultralight trike |
| Pegasus Quik | ultralight trike | ||
| Pegasus Booster | powered hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Ace | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Breeze | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Fever | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Rumour | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Rush | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Scandal | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Storm | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Typhoon | hang glider | ||
| Solar Wings Whisper | hang glider |
P&M also imported and sold the John Pendry-Evans designed Ace Magic from India. [11]
The Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly is an Australian-American two-seats-in-tandem, high-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft. The aircraft has been in production since 1990 and was designed as a special-purpose tug for hang gliders and ultralight sailplanes. It is available as a complete aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction. The aircraft has been variously produced by Moyes Microlights, Bailey-Moyes Microlights and currently LiteFlite of Botany, New South Wales, all different iterations of the same company.
Airborne Windsports, also called Airborne Australia and officially Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd, is an Australian ultralight trike and hang glider aircraft manufacturer based in Redhead, New South Wales. The aircraft are supplied as factory completed aircraft and are not available as kits.
The Mainair Blade is a British ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Mainair Sports and later P&M Aviation. The aircraft was supplied as a completed aircraft.
The Pegasus Quantum is a British two-seat, ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation and later by P&M Aviation. The aircraft was supplied as a completed aircraft.
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Rainbow SkyReach (Pty) Ltd is a South African aircraft manufacturer based at the Springs Airfield in Dal Fouche, Springs, Gauteng. It was formerly known as Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Ltd. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of fixed-wing Light-sport aircraft.
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J & J Ultralights was an American aircraft manufacturer that was based at Wings ’N Sunset Airport in Live Oak, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes, including amphibious models. J & J Ultralights first produced aircraft in the 1980s, but was out of business before 2005. The company's designs were later produced by Leading Edge Air Foils and Kemmeries Aviation.
Silent Family is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Westerrade and owned by Helmut Grossklaus. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes.
Spartan Microlights is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Astoria, New York. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes, ultralight trikes and powered paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and kits for the US Experimental - Amateur-built category.
Moyes Microlights Pty Ltd is an Australian aircraft manufacturer that was based in Waverley, New South Wales and founded by hang gliding pioneer Bill Moyes. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft.
Fly Air Limited is a Bulgarian aircraft manufacturer based in Trudovec, headed by Simeon Simeonov. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft, including ultralight trikes, powered parachutes and powered paragliders. The company was originally located in Pravets.
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