Aircraft Designs Inc was a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in
Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1976.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page F-1. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ] Apart from working on its own designs, the firm provides design and engineering analysis to other aerospace ventures.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Hollmann and his company carried out much subcontract work, particularity in his areas of expertise, including
aeroelasticity
Aeroelasticity is the branch of physics and engineering studying the interactions between the inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces occurring while an elastic body is exposed to a fluid flow. The study of aeroelasticity may be broadly classi ...
and
structural analysis. He also designed a number of
gyroplane
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. Whi ...
s.
The company was dissolved on 30 January 2012 and owner Martin Hollmann died 12 October 2012 of cancer.
Aircraft
References
External links
Aircraft Designs Inc website
Companies established in 1986
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in Monterey County, California
1986 establishments in California
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