| Ostmecklenburgische Flugzeugbau GmbH | |
| Type: | Private |
| Fate: | Bankrupt December 2003 |
| Foundation: | 1998 |
| Products: | General aviation aircraft |
| Key People: | Mathias Stinnes, CEO |
Ostmecklenburgische Flugzeugbau GmbH (East Mecklenburg Aircraft Works GmbH) was a German light aircraft manufacturer in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The company was commonly known as OMF Aircraft.
OMF was formed by Mathias Stinnes in 1998 and ceased operations in December 2003.[1]
Stinnes formed OMF Aircraft to produce a certified version of the Stoddard-Hamilton Glastar designated the OMF-100-160 Symphony with certification achieved in 2001.
Realizing that the bulk of the market for this aircraft was in North America, Stinnes set up a production facility in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada with financial help from the Government of Quebec. The plant building was constructed by the Town of Trois-Rivieres and leased to OMF. The plant was opened in September 2003.
OMF suffered from under-financing during its start-up phase and declared bankruptcy in December 2003, having produced 40 aircraft.
Production of the aircraft, under the designation Symphony SA-160, was resumed in 2005 by the former Canadian subsidiary operating under new ownership as Symphony Aircraft Industries.