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The Windspire Aeros is an American helicopter that was designed and produced by Windspire Inc. of Long Green, Maryland. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.
The Bradley BA-200 ATAC was an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Bradley Aerospace of Chico, California, introduced in the mid-1990s. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but is likely that only one was constructed.
The Parrish Dart is an American canard-configuration homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Jimmy R. Parrish and produced by Parrish Aircraft Xperimental, Inc. of Plantation, Florida, introduced in 1995. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.
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- 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 335. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ↑ AllAero (2015). "Windspire Aeros" . Retrieved April 5, 2015.