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The Saunders Aircraft Company was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer, originally based in Montreal before moving to Gimli, Manitoba.

Saunders Aircraft Company
Founded1968
FounderDavid Saunders
HeadquartersGimli, Manitoba, Canada
ProductsAircraft
Number of employees
10

History


Saunders Aircraft Company was founded in 1968 by David Saunders in Montreal, Quebec, as a privately financed enterprise. The company ran short of funds and production space at the same time as the Canadian government closed its airbase in Gimli, Manitoba. The provincial government of Manitoba, in an effort to encourage industry in the province, promised Saunders funding if they would move to Gimli, which the company agreed to. By 1970, the government had given the company $37 million. The company produced thirteen of its Saunders ST-27 aircraft, which were converted de Havilland Herons. The company then began work on the ST-28, intended to be a commuter/taxi aircraft, also based on the Heron. The first ST-28 flew in December 1975. Shortly thereafter, the government of Manitoba withdrew funding. At its peak, the company employed 500; by 1976, the company was reduced to around 10 employees as a result of the loss of funding.[1]


References


  1. Larson, George C. (May 1976). "Case No. 2 the Canadian Ventures". Flying. Vol. 98, no. 5. p. 57. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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Die Saunders Aircraft Corporation Ltd. wurde im Mai 1968 in Montreal, Québec, Kanada gegründet. Das erste Flugzeug dieses Unternehmens war die Saunders ST-27, eine umgebaute De Havilland DH.114 Heron mit zwei Turboprop-Triebwerken statt der vier Kolbenmotoren. Im Frühjahr 1971 zog das gesamte Unternehmen nach Gimli (Manitoba) um. Man bezog Quartier auf dem Gelände einer kürzlich verlassenen Air Force Base. Die ersten drei Saunders ST-27 wurden jedoch noch in Montreal gebaut. 1976 musste das Unternehmen schließen, nach nur zwölf gebauten Saunders ST-27 und einem Prototyp der neuen Saunders ST-28. Die Regierung von Manitoba hatte weitere finanzielle Unterstützung verwehrt.
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