Sabre Aircraft was an American

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, specializing in

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s and their

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-style wings. It was located in

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.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pp. C-20 & C-21. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, p. 48. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. Downey, Julia: ''2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, p. 49. Belvoir Publications. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003–04'', p. 108. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter – Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', p. 247. BAI Communications, 1998. In circa 2000 the company was noted for producing the least expensive single and two-seat completed, ready-to-fly aircraft available. By 2000 they had sold more than 200 aircraft. The company claimed that it was the "largest and oldest Trike manufacturer in the United States". The company wound up operations in 2008, stating on their website "Sabre is no longer in the business of building ultralight trikes. We felt that it was time to move on."

Aircraft

Gallery

File:SabreTrikeAerosProfi1.jpg, Sabre Aeros 503 File:SabreTrikeFactory1.jpg, Sabre Assembly File:Sabre Wildcat Trike.JPG, Sabre Wildcat File:Sabre_340_Trike.JPG, Original Sabre 340 File:Richard_A_Helm_Setting_Up_Sabre_Trike.JPG, Designer Richard A. Helm

References

External links

Sabre Aircraft website archives
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{{Sabre Aircraft Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States Ultralight trikes