Dan Denney Explained

Dan Denney, of Idaho is the original designer of the Kitfox airplanes and founder of Denney Aerocraft.^[1] He was the 1991 recipient of the EAA August Raspet Memorial Award for his "outstanding contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design".^[2]

Denney designed and built the Thunder Mustang, a 3/4 scale carbon fiber P-51 replica. The venture was unsuccessful financially, but in 1999 it was the fastest homebuilt kit in production.^[3]

He built and owned 92XL, the fastest normally aspirated Glasair III ever constructed, which brought Denney a variety of racing records and awards from 1992 through 2003.^[4]

After leaving the aviation business, Denney began manufacturing a high end ATV-Sandrail dubbed the Ridge Runner. The product was manufactured in Nampa, Idaho by Denney's new company Ridge Runner of Idaho. Ridge Runner ceased manufacturing operations sometime during 2007 or 2008.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kitfox History. 2009-06-30. Kitfox Aircraft LLC. 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513193616/http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/KitfoxHistory.htm. 2008-05-13.
2. Web site: August Raspet Memorial Award. 2009-06-30. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2009.
3. Web site: First Customer Built Thunder Mustang Flies-Beautifully . 2009-08-03 . Air Sports International . April 1999 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081119075144/http://airsports.fai.org/apr99/apr99nws.html . 2008-11-19 .
4. Web site: Denney Glasair Breaks 300 mph . 2009-08-03 . Stoddard-Hamilton News . 1996 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105002/http://www.glasair.org/Site/Members/Newsletter/Issues/60_1_96.pdf . 2011-07-26 .
5. Web site: RIDGE RUNNER OF IDAHO INTRODUCES NEW TWO SEAT ROUGH TERRAIN VEHICLE (RTV) . 2009-08-03 . ATV Source . May 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120040838/http://www.atvsource.com/articles/press_releases/2004/051904_ridge_runner_new_two_seat_rtv.htm . 2008-11-20 .