XtremeAir
{{Short description|German aircraft manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = XtremeAir GmbH
| logo = XtremeAir GmbH Logo 2014.png
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| type = Privately held company
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| fate = Out of business
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| foundation = December 2005
| founder = Harro Moewes
| defunct = 2021
| location_city = Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport, Cochstedt
| location_country = Germany
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| key_people = CEO: Qing Liu
| industry = Aerospace
| products = Aerobatic aircraft
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| owner = Zair Aerospace
| num_employees = 50
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| homepage = {{URL|www.xtremeair.com}}
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XtremeAir GmbH was a Chinese aircraft manufacturer based in Cochstedt, Germany that was founded by Harro Moewes in December 2005. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of aerobatic aircraft in the form of type-certified designs.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 184. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}{{cite web|url = http://www.xtremeair.com/en/CompanyJobs/Company|title = Company|access-date = 26 December 2014|last = XtremeAir GmbH|date = n.d.}}
Personnel
The company employed about 50 people. XtremeAir's last CEO was Qing Liu and Quality Manager was Waldemar Sawenko. The Sbach series of aircraft were designed by Philipp Steinbach.
History
In December 2006, the company moved into a newly constructed {{convert|2400|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} manufacturing plant at the Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport.
The Sbach 300 was flown to a German national unlimited class aerobatic championship.
In 2018, XtremeAir was purchased by Chinese firm Zair Aerospace headquartered in Wuhan,{{cite web | url=https://globalsky.media/china-ga-manufacturer-china-ga-report-2020-123/ | title=China GA Manufacturers – China GA Report 2020 | date=February 27, 2021}}
The company went into liquidation in March 2021.[https://www.northdata.com/XtremeAir+GmbH,+Hecklingen/Amtsgericht+Stendal+HRB+5515 XtremeAir GmbH on northdata.com]
Aircraft
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| + align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by XtremeAir |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
| align=left| XtremeAir XA41 Sbach 300
|align=center| 2006 |align=center| |align=left| Single seat unlimited aerobatic competition aircraft |
| align=left| XtremeAir XA42 Sbach 342
|align=center| 2007 |align=center| more than 44 |align=left| Two seat unlimited aerobatic competition aircraft |
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220119030221/http://www.xtremeair.com/ Official website archives] on Archive.org
{{XtremeAir aircraft}}