Raceair Designs

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Raceair Designs LLC
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1989
Headquarters,
Key people
Ed Fisher
Products Kit aircraft
Website www.raceairdesigns.com
Raceair Skylite RaceairSkylite.jpg
Raceair Skylite
Raceair LiL Bitts RaceairLilBitts.jpg
Raceair LiL Bitts

Raceair Designs LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Gilbert, South Carolina, founded by designer Ed Fisher. The company was formerly located in Mayville, New York and Warren, Ohio. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction and complete ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. [1] [2]

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The company only offered plans and kits for a short while and then closed down operations in the late 1990s. Its Raceair Skylite and Raceair LiL Bitts designs are also produced by Wings Of Freedom of Hubbard, Ohio. Raceair Designs is now back in operations. [3] [4] [5]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Raceair Designs
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Raceair Skylite 199126 (1998)Single seat ultralight parasol wing aircraft
Raceair Lil Bitts 20071Single seat biplane

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