Competition Aircraft Inc, founded in 1980 by
Jack Venaleck, is an American manufacturer of
composite
Composite or compositing may refer to:
Materials
* Composite material, a material that is made from several different substances
** Metal matrix composite, composed of metal and other parts
** Cermet, a composite of ceramic and metallic materials
...
propellers
A propeller (colloquially often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon ...
for
ultralight aircraft. The company headquarters is located in
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. Situated at roughly in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is by car from Sacramento, from Sacramento ...
.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 83. BAI Communications. ]
Competition Aircraft started as a subsidiary of Associated Enterprises of
Painesville, Ohio
Painesville is a city in and the county seat of Lake County, Ohio, United States, located along the Grand River northeast of Cleveland. Its population was 19,563 at the 2010 census.
Painesville is the home of Lake Erie College, Morley Libra ...
. The company started producing aircraft propellers in 1983 under the ''Ultra-Prop'' brand. The company produces propellers with up to six blades.
See also
*
List of aircraft propeller manufacturers
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.competitionaircraft.com/
Companies established in 1980
Aircraft propeller manufacturers
Aerospace companies of the United States