AeroLites
{{Short description|Aircraft manufacturer}}
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| type = Privately held company
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| foundation = before 1984
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| location_city = Welsh, Louisiana
| location_country = United States
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| key_people = President: Daniel J Rochè
| industry = Aerospace
| products = Kit aircraft
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AeroLites Inc. is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Welsh, Louisiana. In business since at least 1984, the company president is Daniel J Rochè. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 17 and 91. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X{{cite web|url=http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html |title=American airplanes: Ab - Ak |accessdate=31 December 2014 |last=Aerofiles |date=n.d. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205051134/http://aerofiles.com/_ab.html |archivedate=5 December 2012 }}Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 100-101. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
The company motto is "Innovators Of Aviation Efficiency".{{cite web|url = http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/aerolites/aerolites.html|title = AeroLites Inc. |accessdate = 31 December 2014|last = AeroLites Inc. |date = n.d.}}
Products
The company offers three aircraft designs, the single-seat AeroLites AeroMaster AG ultralight agricultural aircraft, the two-seat amphibious AeroLites AeroSkiff and the single-seat AeroLites Bearcat parasol wing design. All three designs emphasize simplicity and ease of construction. The AeroSkiff is also available fully assembled.
The Bearcat was introduced in 1984, and by 1998 the company reported that it had sold a total 17 aircraft of all three models, including 11 Bearcats.
Aircraft
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| + align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by AeroLites |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
| align=left| AeroLites AeroMaster AG
|align=center| |align=center| 4 (1998) |align=left| single-seat ultralight agricultural aircraft |
| align=left| AeroLites AeroSkiff
|align=center| |align=center| 2 (1998) |align=left| two-seat amphibious flying boat |
| align=left| AeroLites Bearcat
|align=center| 1984 |align=center| 11 (1998) |align=left| single-seat parasol wing ultralight and agricultural aircraft |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.homebuilt.org/kits/aerolites/aerolites.html}}
{{AeroLites aircraft}}
Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the United States