Taiwan Dancer
{{Short description|Taiwanese aircraft manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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| name = Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd.
| logo = Taiwan Dancer Logo 2014.png
| logo_size = 250px
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| type = Privately held company
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| foundation = 2002
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| location_city = Nangang Village, Dayuan, Taoyuan City
| location_country = Taiwan
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| key_people = President: Chin Lien Wei
| industry = Aerospace
| products = Kit aircraft
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| num_employees = 7
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| homepage = {{URL|tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/index.html}}
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Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. was a Taiwanese aircraft manufacturer based in Nangang Village, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City. The company president was Chin Lien Wei. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 122. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 129. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}{{cite web|url = http://tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/en/contactus.html|title = Contact Us|accessdate = 29 December 2014|last = Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd.|year = 2007|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141230024321/http://tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/en/contactus.html|archivedate = 30 December 2014}}
The first aircraft design, the TD-1 was started in 1996 and was completed in 1999. The company was founded in 2002 and the TD-2 was completed the same year. The third design, the Taiwan Dancer TD-3, was completed in 2007 and won first prize for an aircraft design, awarded by the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs.{{cite web|url = http://tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/en/company2.html|title = Company Profile|accessdate = 29 December 2014|last = Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd.|year = 2007|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141230024025/http://tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/en/company2.html|archivedate = 30 December 2014}}
Aircraft
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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Taiwan Dancer |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
align=left| Taiwan Dancer TD-1
|align=center| 1999 |align=center| |align=left| Two seat ultralight aircraft |
align=left| Taiwan Dancer TD-2
|align=center| 2002 |align=center| |align=left| Two seat ultralight aircraft |
align=left| Taiwan Dancer TD-3
|align=center| 2007 |align=center| |align=left| Two seat ultralight aircraft |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/index.html}} - former location
Category:Aerospace companies of Taiwan
Category:Companies based in Taoyuan City
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2002