The Butterfly LLC was an American aircraft manufacturer specializing in homebuilt gyroplanes. Complete gyroplane kits were offered for the homebuilt market, as well as completed aircraft marketed for law enforcement surveillance. "The" was prefixed to the name of products.[1][2]

The Butterfly LLC
GenreGyroplane manufacturer
FounderLarry Neal
DefunctEarly 2015
FateOut of business
HeadquartersAurora, Texas
ParentAerial Surveillance LLC

The company seems to have gone out of business at the beginning of 2015.[3]

Aircraft

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Aircraft built by The Butterfly
Model name First flight Number built Type
The Butterfly The Ultralight Butterfly Ultralight gyroplane
The Butterfly The Super Sky Cycle Roadable gyroplane
The Butterfly The Aurora Butterfly Gyroplane
The Butterfly The Golden Butterfly Tandem gyroplane
The Butterfly The Turbo Golden Butterfly Tandem gyroplane
The Butterfly The Emperor Butterfly Gyroplane
The Butterfly The Monarch Butterfly Gyroplane

References

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  1. ^ "Super Sky Cycle". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ Rotorcraft Magazine: 12. November–December 2008. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Archives for thebutterflyllc.com/". Internet Archive. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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