Aviat Aircraft Inc. is an American manufacturer of sport and utility
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...
based in
Afton, Wyoming
Afton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,911 at the 2010 census.
Afton is home to the world's largest arch made of elk antlers. Spanning across the four lanes of U.S. Highway 89, the arch consists of 3,011 ...
.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
History
![Aviat C-152](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Aviat_C-152.jpg)
The company was founded in 1991 based on the history of the
Call Aircraft Company and the product lines of the Pitts and
Christen companies. In 1995, the company was purchased by Stuart Horn and renamed Aviat Aircraft Incorporated.
In 1999, Aviat purchased the rights to the
Globe Swift with the intent on bringing the example back into production. A lawsuit between LoPresti's use of the design for the
LoPresti Fury
The LoPresti Fury is a prototype sports plane built in the United States in the late 1980s. It is a fast two-seat low wing tail dragger, based on the Globe Swift and made of sheet aluminum. The current engine is a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, giving th ...
delayed entry of both aircraft from the market.
The company also produces the
Aviat 150 and
Aviat 152. These are overhauled, rebuilt and painted
Cessna 150
The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', pages 22-23. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. In 19 ...
and
Cessna 152
The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed- tricycle-gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use. It was based on the earlier Cessna 150 incorporating a number of minor design changes and a slightly ...
s.
Aircraft
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Aviat Aircraft Inc.
Aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Companies based in Wyoming
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