Univair Aircraft Corporation

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Univair Aircraft Corporation
Industry Aerospace
Founded1946
FounderJ.E. “Eddie” Dyer
Headquarters
Aurora, Colorado
,
United States of America
Products Aircraft parts and services
Number of employees
peak of 120
Website www.univair.com

Univair Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft manufacturer holding the type certificate for the Stinson 108 series, and Ercoupe series aircraft, including the Forney, Alon and the Mooney M10 Cadet. The company holds parts manufacturing approvals for Aeronca Champion, Bellanca Citabria, Bellanca Decathlon, Aeronca Scout, Cessna, Luscombe, Piper and Taylorcraft.

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Univair was founded in the Denver, Colorado area in February 1946 by J.E. “Eddie” Dyer and Don Vest as Vest Aircraft Company. The company initially performed flight instruction, parts and repair. [1] In 1963, Vest was closed following the death of its founder, and was reestablished by his wife in 1966 as Univair. [2] The company moved to a new location off airport property in 1972. [3]

Univair has specialized in manufacturing FAA approved new parts for vintage aircraft such as the Piper Cub. [4]

Aircraft

Aircraft type certificates owned by Univair
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Stinson 108 1946 ? ?
Ercoupe 1940Over 6000 ?

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Univair at 64" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Stanley G. Thomas. The Ercoupe.
  3. ↑ Sellers, Mike. "Our History". Univair Aircraft Corporation. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Piper, Then and Now". Popular Mechanics. August 1987.

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