Brutsche Aircraft Corporation was an American
aircraft manufacturer
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, founded in 1985 by Neal H. Brutsche and based in
Salt Lake City, Utah
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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of
light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for
amateur construction.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', pages 64, 129 and 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ]
The company was registered on 21 March 1985 and went out of business early in the 21st century.
The company produced a series of all-metal light aircraft, including the
Brutsche Freedom 40 single-seater and at least two four seat designs, the
Brutsche Freedom 180 STOL and
Brutsche Freedom 210 STOL. The Freedom series of aircraft are all numbered after their engine horsepower.
In April 2015 no examples of any Brutsche designs were
registered in the United States with the
Federal Aviation Administration
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, and it is likely that none exist anymore.
Aircraft
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Ultralight aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft