Aircraft Designs Explained

Aircraft Designs Inc
Type:Private company
Foundation:1976
Defunct:2012
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Gyroplanes
Motorgliders
Owner:Martin Hollmann

Aircraft Designs Inc was a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1976.[1] Apart from working on its own designs, the firm provides design and engineering analysis to other aerospace ventures.[2]

Hollmann and his company carried out much subcontract work, particularity in his areas of expertise, including aeroelasticity and structural analysis. He also designed a number of gyroplanes.[2]

The company was dissolved on 30 January 2012 and owner Martin Hollmann died 12 October 2012 of cancer.[3] [4]

Aircraft

+ style="text-align:center; background:#bfd7ff;"Summary of aircraft built by Aircraft Designs
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
ADI Sportster1974Single-engine two-seat gyroplane plans
ADI Condor1981Single-engine, twin boom, two-seat motorglider.
ADI Bumble Bee1983Single-engine single-seat gyroplane
ADI Stallion1994Single-engine six-seat touring light aircraft

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Notes and References

  1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page F-1. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
  3. Web site: In Memory of Martin Hollmann . Altavistamortuary.com . 2013-11-29.
  4. Web site: Aircraft Designs Inc. . 13 November 2020. opencorporates.com. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113220932/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1246328. 13 November 2020. live.