Corvus Hungary

This article is about aircraft manufacturer. For other uses, see Corvus.
Corvus Hungary LLC
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded Aug 2011
Headquarters Hungary
Key people
 Chief Executive Engineer: Andras Voloscsuk
Products Light aircraft
Number of employees
 35
Website corvus-hungary.com

Corvus Hungary LLC is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2011 to produce the Corvus Fusion aircraft.

History

Started in 2004, originally named Corvus Aircraft Ltd and based in Ballószög, Hungary,[1][2] the company consisted of five employees including Managing Director Tamás Gecse and Chief Engineer Andras Voloscsuk.[3] The company developed the Corvus Corone Mk 1 aircraft.[4]

Corvus Aircraft began development of the UL Corvus Corone MK II in 2006 and had its first company presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA.[4]

Corvus Aircraft debuted its Corvus Phantom aircraft in 2007.[4] Corvus Aircraft also signed a contract with Red Bull for developing a new airplane, the Corvus Racer 540, for Peter Besenyei designed especially for air racing.[5]

In August 2011, a new company Corvus Hungary LLC was formed, based in Hungary, to develop the Corvus Fusion aircraft.[6]

Aircraft

Corvus Phantom
 Summary of aircraft built by Corvus Hungary LLC
Model name First flight Number built Type
Corvus Phantom 2006 two-seat, ultralight aircraft
Corvus Racer 540 2010 low wing, high performance aerobatic aircraft
Corvus Fusion 2012 1 two-seat, low wing, light-sport aircraft

References

Media related to Corvus Aircraft at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ↑ "Corvus Aircraft: Contact Us". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Hungarian Aerospace Companies". Hungarian Aviation Industry Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Könnyű szárnyakon - Gecse Tamás repülőgépgyártó (Ease of wings - aircraft manufacturer Thomas Gecse)". HetiValasz.com. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. 1 2 3 "Corvus Aircraft History". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. ↑ "Corvus Racer 540 Introduction". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Corvus Hungary: About Us". Corvus Hungary LLC. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
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