Raceair Designs LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Gilbert, South Carolina, founded by designer Ed Fisher. The company was formerly located in Mayville, New York and Warren, Ohio. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction and complete ready-to-fly aircraft under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.[1][2]
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ed Fisher |
| Products | Kit aircraft |
| Website | www |
The company only offered plans and kits for a short while and then closed down operations in the late 1990s. Its Raceair Skylite and Raceair LiL Bitts designs are also produced by Wings Of Freedom of Hubbard, Ohio. Raceair Designs is now back in operations.[3][4][5]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceair Skylite | 1991 | 26 (1998) | Single seat ultralight parasol wing aircraft |
| Raceair Lil Bitts | 2007 | 1 | Single seat biplane |
References
edit- ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 231. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Virtual Ultralight Museum (n.d.). "Skylite". Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 53. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ Raceair Designs (n.d.). "Raceair Designs". Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-35. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
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