InterPlane Aircraft sro, also called InterPlane Aircraft, Inc., was a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Zbraslavice and founded in 1992. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories.[1][2][3]
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | late 2013 |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Ultralight aircraft |
| Website | www |
The company was a Společnost s ručením omezeným (sro), a Czech private limited company, although the company referred to itself as InterPlane Aircraft, Inc..[1][3]
In 2013 the company announced that it was seeking a buyer for the business and its hangar and facilities. By the end of that year the company seems to have gone out of business.[4]
Products
editThe company's first design, introduced in 1992, was the InterPlane Griffon, a single-seat, strut-braced, high wing kit plane for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category. The same year the company introduced the two seats in side-by-side configuration, strut-braced high wing InterPlane Skyboy, which was supplied only as a complete ready to fly aircraft. The Skyboy was accepted as a US light-sport aircraft and in Canada as an Advanced Ultralight Aeroplane.[1][2][3][5][6]
The company also sold the InterPlane ZJ-Viera, a single seat, low wing, lightweight, low cost airplane made predominantly from composites. It was designed by Marek Ivanov, manufactured by Ivanov Aero and fit the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category. The company incorporated a photo of the aircraft into its logo.[7]
In the late 1990s the company proposed a low-wing metal and composite two seater to be called the InterPlane Starboy, but it appears to have not been flown.[1]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| InterPlane Griffon | 1992 | 15 (1998) | Single-seat, strut-braced, high wing kit plane |
| InterPlane Skyboy | 1992 | 100 | Two-seat, strut-braced, high wing aircraft |
| InterPlane ZJ-Viera | 2008 | Single-seat, low wing ultralight |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, pages 181 and 353. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-27 and B-101, Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ^ a b c InterPlane Aircraft, Inc. "About InterPlane". Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ InterPlane Aircraft, Inc. "InterPlane Fore Sale!". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (10 September 2014). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Transport Canada. "Listing of Models Eligible to be Registered as Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplanes (AULA)". Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ InterPlane Aircraft, Inc. "The ZJ-Viera". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
External links
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- Official website - former location
- Company website archives on Archive.org