Hexatron Engineering

Hexatron Engineering Co., Inc.
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1982
Headquarters Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Key people
 Cy Williams, President and Chief Engineer
Products Aircraft engines, aircraft parts
Website hexatronengineering.com

Hexatron Engineering Co., Inc. is an American aerospace engineering, aircraft engine and aircraft parts manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company was founded in 1982 by Cy Williams and specializes in the design and manufacture of airline aircraft crew seats and also has an aircraft engine design in production for homebuilt, ultralight aircraft and the American light-sport aircraft categories.[1][2]

The company builds cabin attendant and crew seats for the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 and DC-9 aircraft and can modify or manufacture aircraft seats, in accordance with the Technical Standard Orders. The company has also done design and fabrication work for Aerojet, Hercules Inc., Motorola, Lockheed Corporation, Martin Marietta, Stanley Aviation, Texas Instruments and Thiokol.[2]

In 1995 the company decided to develop a line of aircraft engines and designed the Hexadyne P60, a two-cylinder, horizontally-opposed four-stroke powerplant which remains in production.[1][2]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft engines built by Hexatron Engineering
Model name First run Type
Hexadyne P60 circa 1995 Two cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine

References

  1. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 238-241. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 "Hexatron Engineering Home". hexatronengineering.com. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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