Press Release
Dallas, Georgia February 8, 2008. Adams Aeronautics Company, Inc. has become a member of ASTM International (http://www.astm.org). We are working directly as a voting member on Committee F37, Light Sport Aircraft. This Committee addresses issues related to design, performance, quality acceptance tests, and safety monitoring for light sport aircraft (LSA). LSA includes the two categories of aircraft created by the Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light Sport Aircraft NPRM: (1) special light-sport aircraft (used for personal flight and flight training), or (2) rental and experimental light-sport kit aircraft (any level of kit from zero to 95-percent pre-built). The focus of the Committee is the development of technical publications for LSA, including: (1) Minimum safety, performance, and flight proficiency requirements. (2) Quality assurance - to install manufacturing controls that will assure aircraft conform to design criteria. (3) Completed aircraft production acceptance tests and procedures assuring completed aircraft meet reported performance as demonstrated in the prototype aircraft. This includes limits such as: empty weight and center of gravity, performance specifications, controllability and maneuverability trim, stability, stall speed and handling characteristics, engine cooling and operating characteristics, propeller limits, systems functions, and folding or removable lifting surfaces. (4) A baseline plan for continued airworthiness systems, including methods for monitoring and maintaining continued operational safety, and processes for identifying, reporting, and remedying safety-of-flight issues. Stakeholders engaged in this standards initiative include manufactures of LSA (airplanes, gliders, powered parachutes, weight shift controlled aircraft, gyroplanes, etc), instructors, recreational pilots, parts manufactures, and the regulatory community.
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Dallas, Georgia July 29, 2007. Adams Aeronautics Company, Inc. (AAC) purchased the design and manufacturing rights to the Gene Turner designed Turner T-100D Mariah. The Mariah is a light weight airplane designed to meet the needs of pilots who want to fly, but may not have an FAA flight physical or for those who cannot afford to fly certificated airplanes. The T-100 was also designed to meet the requirements of the FAA FAR Part 103, Ultralight air vehicles, and to meet the guidelines for the FAA FAR 23 normal category design aircraft. The airplane has twin tail booms, pusher engine, three-axis conventional flight controls, tricycle landing gear, steerable nose wheel, and an enclosed cabin.Gene Turner was a design engineer for Bell Helicopter Corp., Beech Aircraft, and Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair). In 1958 he joined the Federal Aviation Agency which later became the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). After 20 years as an aerospace engineer and aircraft certification manager, he returned to the private sector as an FAA Coordinator and Consultant with Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. Gene is also the owner of Turner Aircraft and is the designer of the ever popular and enduring Turner T-40 series of aircraft.
We at AAC are proud and honored to have been chosen by Gene to carry on his T-100 Mariah series of aircraft and to reintroduce it to the flying community.
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Dallas, Georgia Febuary 2005. Adams Aeronautics Company Inc. purchased the design and manufacturing rights to the Dart Aircraft Little Dipper Replica (LDR) . The LDR was commissioned by Robert G. Dart and designed by aeronauticle engineer Emerson W. Stevens.
Mr. Dart has been associated with Ultralight and homebuilt aviation for many years and enjoyed much success with his Sky Cycle line of Ultralight and experimental aircraft. He also owns and operates Dart Airport in Mayville, NY.
Mr. Stevens was associated with Bell Aerospace for 27 years working on helicopter design and a number of V/STOL programs, including the D137 fighter proposal, D188A/FX-109, X-22A and other projects. He also was the chief design engineer for Tony Fox of FoxJet Corp. In this role, Mr. Stevens developed the FoxJet ST-600 series of business jet aircraft.
The LDR is a reproduction of the Lockheed Model 33 - Little Dipper which was designed by John Thorp and built by Lockheed in 1944. Even though the LDR design is a reproduction, designed without ever seeing the original aircraft or plans, it holds true to its heritage in its design, construction, uniqueness, and is the closest design to the original Lockheed Little Dipper ever to exist.