AeroAndina S.A. is a Colombian
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology indust ...
based in
Cali. The company was founded in 1971 as ''Agrocopteros Ltda'' to produce
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 and later
helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...
s and
biplanes. In 1998 the name was changed to ''Tecnologias Aeronauticas S.A.'' and it was known as ''Aerotec S.A.''. The company was liquidated in the early 2000s and reformed under its present name.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 14. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
The company now specializes in the design and manufacture of
ultralight aircraft and
light-sport aircraft. During its history the company has produced 440 aircraft.
Aircraft
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{{AeroAndina aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers of Colombia
Manufacturing companies established in 1971
Colombian brands
Colombian companies established in 1971