Wings of Freedom

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Wings Of Freedom, Inc.
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Defunct2019
Headquarters,
Products Kit aircraft
Ultralight aircraft
Website www.wingsoffreedomaviation.com
Wings of Freedom Skylite RaceairSkylite.jpg
Wings of Freedom Skylite
Wings of Freedom LiL Bitts RaceairLilBitts.jpg
Wings of Freedom LiL Bitts

Wings Of Freedom, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Hubbard, Ohio. The company was previously located in Middlefield, Ohio. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction. [1] [2]

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In late 2019 the company website had been taken down and it is likely that the company has closed. [3]

The company's line included two Raceair Designs aircraft designs, the Raceair Skylite and Raceair Lil Bitts, plus the Wings of Freedom Phoenix 103, which is based upon the discontinued Aero-Works Aerolite 103, for which Wings of Freedom has been providing parts. The Wings of Freedom Flitplane is an original design, intended to be simple and inexpensive to build and fly. [1] [2]

The origin of the company name is explained, "the name 'Wings of Freedom' is derived from the feeling that every pilot has experienced when he or she has taken to the air. (Freedom)". [4]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Wings Of Freedom
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Wings of Freedom Flitplane 199550 (Dec 2011)single seat ultralight aircraft
Wings of Freedom Phoenix 103 10 (Dec 2011)single seat ultralight aircraft
Wings of Freedom Skylite 199126 (1998)single seat ultralight aircraft
Wings of Freedom LiL Bitts single seat biplane

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References

  1. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 231 and 295. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 53. Belvoir Publications. ISSN   0891-1851
  3. Wings of Freedom. "Wings of Freedom". www.wingsoffreedomaviation.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. Wings Of Freedom. "About". Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2014.