avia.wikisort.org - HelicopterThe Farrington Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Don Farrington and based in Paducah, Kentucky. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of kits for amateur construction.[1]
American homebuilt aircraft manufacturer
Farrington Aircraft Corporation| Type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
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| Founder | Don Farrington |
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| Defunct | 2000 |
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| Fate | Wound up after death of founder |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Products | Kit aircraft |
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The company produced the open-cockpit, two-seat Farrington Twinstar, selling 25 kits, of which about 12 were completed and flown.[1][2] The Farrington 18A was a kit version of the Air & Space 18A production autogyro, of which 20 were completed and flown.[1]
Don Farrington died on 23 April 2000 following an accident with the Air & Space 18A gyroplane he was flying on 13 April 2000 and subsequently the company was wound up.[3]
Aircraft
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Summary of aircraft built by Farrington Aircraft
| Model name |
First flight |
Number built |
Type |
| Farrington Twinstar |
late 1990s |
12 |
Two seat open-cockpit autogyro |
| Farrington 18A |
|
20 |
Two seat enclosed-cockpit autogyro |
|
References
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 323. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- Federal Aviation Administration (March 27, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- "MIA00LA133". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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Farrington Aircraft Corporation est une entreprise aéronautique américaine fondée par un ancien pilote de la Pan Am, Don Farrington, à Paducah, Kentucky, associé à John Potter, anciennement vice-président d’Air & Space Manufacturing Co.
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