Specter Aircraft

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Specter Aircraft, Inc.
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded23 July 1997
Defunct17 February 2000
FateOut of business
Headquarters,
Key people
James D Gessford
Products Kit aircraft

Specter Aircraft, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer, founded by James D Gessford in 1997 and based in Bancroft, Idaho. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction. [1] [2]

The company was incorporated on 23 July 1997 and had its status administratively revoked on 17 February 2000. [2]

The company was formed to develop and market the Specter II, a canard configuration two-seat aircraft intended to be sold in kit form. Federal Aviation Administration records indicate that only one was built. [1] [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Specter Aircraft
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Specter Aircraft Specter II 1997One Homebuilt aircraft

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References

  1. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 359. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 "Specter Aircraft, Inc. in Bancroft, ID - Bizapedia Profile". Bizapedia.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. Federal Aviation Administration (April 30, 2015). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N909SP" . Retrieved April 30, 2015.