Aircraft Designs
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| foundation = 1976
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| industry = Aerospace
| products = Gyroplanes
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| owner = Martin Hollmann
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Aircraft Designs Inc was a US aircraft design and manufacturing firm founded in Monterey, California by Martin Hollmann in 1976.Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page F-1. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}} Apart from working on its own designs, the firm provides design and engineering analysis to other aerospace ventures.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Hollmann and his company carried out much subcontract work, particularity in his areas of expertise, including aeroelasticity and structural analysis. He also designed a number of gyroplanes.
The company was dissolved on 30 January 2012 and owner Martin Hollmann died 12 October 2012 of cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.altavistamortuary.com/sitemaker/sites/altavi1/obit.cgi?user=763201Hollmann |title=In Memory of Martin Hollmann |publisher=Altavistamortuary.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-29}}{{cite web|url= https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1246328|title= Aircraft Designs Inc. |access-date= 13 November 2020|work= opencorporates.com|date= 27 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201113220932/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C1246328|archive-date= 13 November 2020|url-status= live}}
Aircraft
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+ style="text-align:center; background:#bfd7ff;"| Summary of aircraft built by Aircraft Designs |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
align=left| ADI Sportster
|align=center| 1974 |align=center| |align=left| Single-engine two-seat gyroplane plans |
align=left| ADI Condor
|align=center| 1981 |align=center| |align=left| Single-engine, twin boom, two-seat motorglider. |
align=left| ADI Bumble Bee
|align=center| 1983 |align=center| |align=left| Single-engine single-seat gyroplane |
align=left| ADI Stallion
|align=center| 1994 |align=center| |align=left| Single-engine six-seat touring light aircraft |
References
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External links
- [http://www.aircraftdesigns.com/ Aircraft Designs Inc website]
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Category:Companies established in 1986
Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
Category:Companies based in Monterey County, California
Category:1986 establishments in California
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