Tapanee Aviation

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Tapanee Aviation, Inc.
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters,
Products Kit aircraft
Website www.tapanee.com
A Zenith STOL CH 701 with the Pegastol wing Zenair CH-701 amateur-built with Pega-stol wing C-FSRD 01.JPG
A Zenith STOL CH 701 with the Pegastol wing
Tapanee Pegazair-100 Tapanee Aviation PEGAZAIR-100 C-GPKZ amateur-built 01.JPG
Tapanee Pegazair-100

Tapanee Aviation, Inc. is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer based in Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of STOL light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction. [1] [2] [3]

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Tapanee Aviation began producing wing replacement kits for the Zenith STOL CH 701 featuring retractable leading-edge slats. Later the company designed a new fuselage to go with the wings, which became the Tapanee Pegazair-80 and the development Tapanee Pegazair-100. Later the two-seat Tapanee Levitation 2 and four-seat Tapanee Levitation 4 models were added, although the Levitation 2 is no longer offered. [1] [2] [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Tapanee Aviation
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Tapanee Pegazair-80 June 1991Two-seat STOL light aircraft
Tapanee Pegazair-100 35 (2011)Two-seat STOL light aircraft
Tapanee Levitation 2 20071 (2011)Two-seat STOL light aircraft
Tapanee Levitation 4 20023 (Dec 2011)Four-seat STOL light aircraft

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