Airdale Sportplane and Supply

Airdale Sportplane and Supply
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Predecessor Avid Aircraft
Founded 1999
Headquarters Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States
Key people
 Brett McKinney
Products Kit aircraft, aircraft parts
Website airdale.com
Avid Mk IV

Airdale Sportplane and Supply (also called the Airdale Flyer Company) is an American aircraft manufacturer, founded by Brett McKinney and based in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction, as well as replacement aircraft parts.[1][2][3]

The company was formed in 1999 after Avid Aircraft initially went out of business in 1998. Avid was restarted, but went out of business for the final time in November 2003. Airdale initially started making parts for Avid designs and later put the two-seat Avid Mk IV back into production. The Mk IV was further developed into the Airdale Backcountry by John Larsen, an aircraft initially called the Airdale Airdale. A conversion kit to modify Mk IVs to Backcountry standard is available. The company also produces an improved landing gear set for the Avid Mk IV design, called Bushgear.[1][2][3][4][5]

At one time the company also produced the Avid Magnum as a kit aircraft.[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Airdale Sportplane and Supply
Model name First flight Number built Type
Avid Mk IV Two seat kit aircraft
Avid Magnum Two seat kit aircraft
Airdale Backcountry 4 (2011) Two seat kit aircraft

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 92. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 38. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. 1 2 Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 38. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ↑ Airdale Flyer Company. "The All New Airdale Backcountry". Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Archive.org (25 March 2015). "Airdale". Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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