Which aviation company manufactured the Cherokee, Comanche and Seminole light aircraft?
"covered in doped aircraft fabric. The aircraft are sold as plans, with components or complete kits also available to speed construction time. Unlike the company's LM-1 series which are scale representations of famous general aviation aircraft, the LM-5 series are the same size as the PA-18 that they resemble. Light Miniature Aircraft LM-5 The Light Miniature Aircraft LM-5 series is a family of American high-wing, conventional landing gear, strut-braced, single-engine ultralight aircraft that are intended to resemble the Piper PA-18 Super Cub. The designs are all available as plans from Light Miniature Aircraft of Okeechobee, Florida for amateur construction. The"
"Pawnee Aviation Pawnee Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer initially based in Longmont, Colorado and later in McCook, Nebraska. The company was founded in the mid-1990s by Ron Willocks and specialized in the design and manufacture of helicopters in the form of kits for amateur construction. The company's first product was the Pawnee Warrior, first flown by 1998. It was simple open frame, single seat helicopter that was used as a ""a proof of concept platform"" for the development of the later, two seat Pawnee Chief. The Chief was first flown in December 2005 and was the subject of a"
"During this time, ERCO's chief engineer Fred Wieck moved on to Texas A&M, where he developed the agricultural Piper Pawnee aircraft and eventually the popular Piper Cherokee with John Thorp and Karl Bergey. Univair Aircraft Corporation of Aurora, Colorado purchased the Ercoupe design from the Engineering and Research Company in 1950. It provided spare parts and customer support to the existing aircraft. In April 1955, Univair sold the Ercoupe type certificate to the ""Forney Aircraft Company"" of Fort Collins, Colorado, which later became the ""Fornaire Aircraft Company"". The aircraft produced differed from the 415-G in its engine/propeller combination they were"
"Cessna The Cessna Aircraft Company () was an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Best known for small, piston-powered aircraft, Cessna also produced business jets. For many years the company was one of the highest-volume producers of general aviation aircraft in the world. It was a subsidiary of the US conglomerate Textron. In March 2014 Cessna ceased operations as a separate company and became a brand produced by Textron Aviation. Clyde Cessna, a farmer in Rago, Kansas, built his own aircraft and flew it in June 1911, the first person to do so between the Mississippi"
"Jeep Comanche The Jeep Comanche (designated MJ) is a pickup truck variant of the Cherokee compact SUV (1984–2001) manufactured and marketed by Jeep for model years 1986-1992 in rear wheel (RWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) models as well as two cargo bed lengths: six-feet (1.83 metres) and seven-feet (2.13 metres). During the mid-1980s, according to AMC chairman W. Paul Tippett Jr. ""People are finding trucks a reasonable and sophisticated alternative to cars."" To satisfy the demand and to compete with Japanese competitors, both AMC and Chrysler were preparing compact pickups for the 1986 and 1987 model years (respectively). Also at"
"remains in production. Birdman Enterprises ""This article is about the Canadian ultralight manufacturer. For the unrelated US ultralight manufacturer, see Birdman Aircraft"" Birdman Enterprises Limited was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that commenced business in 1973 and became well known for its line of hang gliders and later its ultralight aircraft until its demise in late 1987. A redesigned version of the company's Chinook ultralight design was later placed back in production by Aircraft Sales and Parts of Vernon, British Columbia in 1989 as a kit aircraft. The founder of Birdman Enterprises, Terry Jones, first learned to fly in 1970 from"
"Sonex Aircraft Sonex The Sonex, Waiex and Xenos are a family of lightweight, metal, low-wing, two seat homebuilt aircraft. Kits are produced and marketed by Sonex Aircraft, a small manufacturer based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 500 customer built aircraft have been completed by 2014. The Sonex can also be built from plans. Company founder, John Monnett was approached by an Italian business looking for an aircraft that would meet their Microlight category. A variation of Sonerai was initially proposed to meet the 40 mph minimum flight speed requirement. Eventually a clean-sheet design was built around a Jabiru or VW engine installation"
"Birdman Chinook The Birdman Chinook is a family of single and two-place, pusher configuration, high-wing ultralight aircraft that was first flown on 12 December 1982 and produced by Birdman Enterprises of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada starting in 1983. The Chinook design has evolved through several models over time and has been produced by two companies. Over 850 in total have been completed and flown and kits remain in production in the 21st century. The first Chinook model introduced was the single-seat WT-11, which entered the market in 1983. The WT-11 was the eleventh aircraft designed by Ukrainian-born aeronautical engineer Vladimir Talanczuk,"
"Warner Aerocraft The Warner Aerocraft Company is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Seminole, Florida. In the past the company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction, but in recent years has concentrated on a ready-to-fly light-sport aircraft design. The company's motto is ""Puts the Sport in Sport Pilot"". The company started producing plans for the single-seat Warner Revolution I, also called the Spacewalker I. This design was developed into the tandem two-seat Warner Revolution II, also called the Spacewalker II. Both the Revolution I and II are"
"Piper PA-32 The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six is a series of single-engine fixed landing gear light aircraft manufactured in the United States by Piper Aircraft between 1965 and 2007. The PA-32 is used around the world for private transportation, air taxi services, bush support, and medevac flights. The PA-32 series began life in 1965 as the PA32-260 ""Cherokee Six"", a significantly modified six- (or seven) seat development of the PA-28 Cherokee. The Cherokee Six and its successors feature a baggage compartment in the nose between the cockpit and the engine compartment as well as a large double door in the"
"Cherokee (rocket) The Cherokee was an experimental rocket built by the Cook Electric Co. for use by the United States Air Force during the 1950s for the testing of ejection seats. Made from aluminum, Cherokee was a blocky, simple design that was designed for air-launch from a B-29 bomber. It was operated as part of Project Whoosh, an effort to determine if the use of ejection seats at supersonic speeds was feasible. Launched from the B-29 mothership at an altitude of , it would fire a solid-fueled rocket to accelerate to supersonic speed, at which point the ejection seat, containing"
"By September 1982, 20 Dakotas had been assembled in Chile. The original Piper Aircraft company declared bankruptcy in 1991. In 1995, the New Piper Aircraft company was created. It was renamed Piper Aircraft once again in 2006. The company originally produced one variant, the 180-horsepower (134 kW) Archer LX (PA-28-181), and began testing two diesel versions, with 135 and 155 hp. As of 2017, four variants of the PA-28 are in production: Originally, all Cherokees had a constant-chord, rectangular planform wing, popularly called the ""Hershey Bar"" wing because of its resemblance to the convex, rectangular chocolate bar. Beginning with the"
"family. The original Cherokees were the Cherokee 150 and Cherokee 160 (PA-28-150 and PA-28-160), which started production in 1961 (unless otherwise mentioned, the model number always refers to horsepower). In 1962, Piper added the Cherokee 180 (PA-28-180) powered by a 180-horsepower (134-kW) Lycoming O-360 engine. The extra power made it practical to fly with all four seats filled (depending on passenger weight and fuel loading) and the model remains popular on the used-airplane market. In 1968, the cockpit was modified to replace the ""push-pull""-style engine throttle controls with quadrant levers. In addition, a third window was added to each side,"
"Garland Aircraft Company The Garland Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer that operated in the late 1950s and 1960s. Patrick Garland and Doug Bianchi built a version of the French Piel Emeraude light aircraft that would meet British airworthy requirements. Named the Garland-Bianchi Linnet it was built at White Waltham Airfield and first flown on 1 September 1958 from Fairoaks Airfield. The Garland Aircraft Company was formed to put the Linnet into production. The company built two more Linnets although the second was not completed and it was sold to Fairflight Limited to continue production as the Fairtravel Linnet."
"Garland Aircraft Company The Garland Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer that operated in the late 1950s and 1960s. Patrick Garland and Doug Bianchi built a version of the French Piel Emeraude light aircraft that would meet British airworthy requirements. Named the Garland-Bianchi Linnet it was built at White Waltham Airfield and first flown on 1 September 1958 from Fairoaks Airfield. The Garland Aircraft Company was formed to put the Linnet into production. The company built two more Linnets although the second was not completed and it was sold to Fairflight Limited to continue production as the Fairtravel Linnet."
"Birdman Enterprises ""This article is about the Canadian ultralight manufacturer. For the unrelated US ultralight manufacturer, see Birdman Aircraft"" Birdman Enterprises Limited was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that commenced business in 1973 and became well known for its line of hang gliders and later its ultralight aircraft until its demise in late 1987. A redesigned version of the company's Chinook ultralight design was later placed back in production by Aircraft Sales and Parts of Vernon, British Columbia in 1989 as a kit aircraft. The founder of Birdman Enterprises, Terry Jones, first learned to fly in 1970 from Bill Moyes, the"
"was the proof-of-concept aircraft for the twin-engined, retractable gear version of the Cherokee Six, the PA-34 Seneca. Piper PA-32 The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six is a series of single-engine fixed landing gear light aircraft manufactured in the United States by Piper Aircraft between 1965 and 2007. The PA-32 is used around the world for private transportation, air taxi services, bush support, and medevac flights. The PA-32 series began life in 1965 as the PA32-260 ""Cherokee Six"", a significantly modified six- (or seven) seat development of the PA-28 Cherokee. The Cherokee Six and its successors feature a baggage compartment in the"
"Sorrell Aviation Sorrell Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Tenino, Washington, founded by Hobart C Sorrell and sons John, Mark and Tim in about 1958. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction including for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. The company's first design was the Sorrell Dr.1, a single seat, 3/4 scale replica of the First World War Fokker Dr.1 triplane that was produced in 1957. Well known for designing negative-stagger cabin biplanes, the company produced the single seat homebuilt Sorrell Guppy,"
"4 minutes on 6 March 1990. Lear Jet : 1962–1969 Gates Learjet : 1969–1988 LearJet : 1988–1990 Bombardier Learjet : since 1990 Learjet Learjet is a Canadian owned, American aerospace manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas. Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it has been a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Aerospace since 1990, which markets it as the ""Bombardier Learjet Family"". The 3,000th Learjet was delivered in June 2017. Learjet was one of the first companies to manufacture a private, luxury aircraft. Lear's preliminary design"
"heavy-lift Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook helicopter – one of the few aircraft from the 1950s–1960s still in production, most recently in international news for the 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan which killed 38 people, including 17 Navy SEALs. ""Method and Composition for Treating Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys"": http://www.google.com/patents?id=INRvAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=david+halpert+philadelphia&hl=en&ei=QI1lTsOHIcvogQfk3sWQCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=david%20halpert%20philadelphia&f=false David Halpert David Halpert was an inventor of various chemical patents in the 1950s and 1960s relating to surface plating of titanium, aluminum and aluminum base alloys critical for the successful development of the Chinook Helicopter, under the auspices of Vertol Aircraft Corporation, formerly Piasecki Helicopter Corporation, subsequently Boeing Vertol, then Boeing"
"Paramount Aircraft Corporation Paramount Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based out of Saginaw, Michigan The company was formed by Walter J. Carr to produce his highly modified Warner powered Travel Air, the Cabinaire. Eight units were built, with one becoming used for an aerial refueling record attempt. Carr left the company in September 1930 after poor sales of the new aircraft. Behse remained and produced the two-seat side by side open cockpit sportster. During a demonstration flight, the prototype spun in after a steep climb on takeoff and crashed into a lake on 16 May 1931, killing Behse"
"Light Miniature Aircraft Light Miniature Aircraft was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Okeechobee, Florida. The company specialized in the design of ultralight aircraft and supplied plans for amateur construction. The company seems to have gone out of business about 2010, but Wicks Aircraft continues to provide kits for the designs. The company's LM-1, 2 and 3 family of aircraft were designed in the mid-1980s during the initial ultralight boom. At the time many pilots did not find the typical early ""flying lawnchair"" ultralights confidence inspiring or appealing. The company's designs were intended to fit the same FAR Part 103"
"Aircraft Sales and Parts Aircraft Sales and Parts (ASAP) is an American kit aircraft and parts manufacturer, founded in Vernon, British Columbia and moved to Sealy, Texas in 2013 and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory. ASAP produces a line of single and two place ultralight kit aircraft, powered parachutes and parts though the parent company and also through its divisions Summit Powered Parachutes, Steel Breeze Powered Parachutes, ppccanopies.com and ulparts.com. The company was founded by Brent Holomis in 1988. Holomis owned a Birdman Chinook WT2S two-seat ultralight and when Birdman Enterprises went out of business in late 1987 it left Chinook"
"and fractional jet operators. Learjet 60 The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium-range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engines, it has a range (with 4 passengers and 2 crew) of with NBAA reserves, ISA. In July 2012 Bombardier Aerospace announced a temporary ""production pause"" of the latest variant Learjet 60XR to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012. The Learjet 60 is an improved version of the Learjet 55, with a longer fuselage and more powerful turbofan engines. It first flew on 10 October 1990 and"
"Piper PA-34 Seneca The Piper PA-34 Seneca is an American twin-engined light aircraft, produced by Piper Aircraft since 1971 and that remains in production. The Seneca is primarily used for personal and business flying. The Seneca was developed as a twin-engined version of the Piper Cherokee Six. The prototype was a Cherokee Six that had wing-mounted engines installed, retaining its nose engine. The prototype was flown as a tri-motor aircraft in the initial stages of the test-flying program. With the decision to abandon the three-engined design tested on the PA-32-3M, the PA-34 was developed as a twin-engined design. The prototype"
"was sold to John and Kim Couch, moved to Sealy, Texas and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory LLC. Initially producing just parts, by May 2016 the company had commenced Chinook Plus 2 kit production. Aircraft Sales and Parts Aircraft Sales and Parts (ASAP) is an American kit aircraft and parts manufacturer, founded in Vernon, British Columbia and moved to Sealy, Texas in 2013 and renamed the Aeroplane Manufactory. ASAP produces a line of single and two place ultralight kit aircraft, powered parachutes and parts though the parent company and also through its divisions Summit Powered Parachutes, Steel Breeze Powered Parachutes, ppccanopies.com"
"of the Cherokee Six was named the Saratoga and debuted in 1980. Due to product liability concerns and economic conditions, the general aviation industry went into decline in the early 1980s and Saratoga production ceased in 1985. After the ""General Aviation Revitalization Act"" of 1994, production of the retractable-gear Saratoga resumed in 1995. A fixed-gear PA32 was re-introduced in 2003 as the Piper 6X and the turbocharged 6XT. Sales of the 6X and 6XT models did not meet expectations and production ceased in late 2007. Piper built a prototype PA32-260 with IO-360 engines mounted on the wings. The trimotor aircraft"
"the PA-34-220T as the EMB-810D (228 built). The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and small feeder airlines, and is operated by private individuals and companies. One notable civil operator is the Costa Rican Air Surveillance Service. Piper PA-34 Seneca The Piper PA-34 Seneca is an American twin-engined light aircraft, produced by Piper Aircraft since 1971 and that remains in production. The Seneca is primarily used for personal and business flying. The Seneca was developed as a twin-engined version of the Piper Cherokee Six. The prototype was a Cherokee Six that had wing-mounted engines installed, retaining its nose engine."
"and fabric construction light and ultralight aircraft, including the two-seat JPM 01 Médoc first completed in 1977, the three-seat JPM 02 Anjou, the two-seat JPM 03 Loiret ultralight, the two seat JPM 03-7 Calva, the single-seat JPM 04 Castor ultralight, the 2007 two seats in tandem JPM 05 Trucanou, the JPM 05 Layon tandem ultralight. Future projects under development include the JPM 06 two-seat ultralight and JPM 07 three-seater. Avions Jean-Pierre Marie Avions Jean-Pierre Marie (), often just referred to as JPM, is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Le Mesnil-Esnard and founded by Jean-Pierre Marie. The company specializes in"
"Avions Jean-Pierre Marie Avions Jean-Pierre Marie (), often just referred to as JPM, is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Le Mesnil-Esnard and founded by Jean-Pierre Marie. The company specializes in the design of light aircraft in the form of plans for amateur construction. The designs focus on simple construction using rectangular wings and the employment of conventional materials such as wood and fabric that can be built without special knowledge or special tools. The early designs were originally intended to be equipped with the Volkswagen air-cooled engine to reduce completion cost. The company offers a wide range of wood"
"Golden Circle Air Golden Circle Air, Inc. was an American aircraft manufacturer based in De Soto, Iowa. The company specialized in the manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. The company put the Teratorn Tierra series of aircraft designs back into production as the Golden Circle Air T-Bird, after Teratorn Aircraft of Clear Lake, Iowa went out of business in 1989. Golden Circle further developed the design from the original single seat Tierra and the two seats in side-by-side configuration Tierra II into the"
"Harrier II, F/A-18 Hornet, and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was founded on July 6, 1939 by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and manned spacecraft including the Mercury capsule and Gemini capsule. McDonnell Aircraft later merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to form McDonnell Douglas in 1967. James McDonnell founded J.S. McDonnell & Associates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1928 to produce a personal aircraft for family use. The economic depression from 1929"
"USA and another in Australia. The original Cherokee RM, built by Ree and Miller, had recently been flown after an extensive restoration. At least three Cherokee IIs were currently undergoing restoration, two in the USA and one in Australia. Hall Cherokee II The Hall Cherokee II is an American high-wing, single seat glider that was designed by Stan Hall and introduced in 1956 as plans for amateur construction. Due to its low cost and ease of construction, the Cherokee II is one of the most produced home-built gliders. The Cherokee was designed by Hall to provide homebuilders with an easy-to-construct"