Following the retirement of a number of Auster AOP.6 aircraft from military service in 1959 after the introduction into British Army service of the AOP.9, many of the survivors were obtained by Auster Aircraft Ltd for conversion for civil use and re-sale.

At Te Kowhai, New Zealand in October 2011 at an event described as New Zealands “first air innovation show” Auroa Helicopters Ltd (New Zealand) Industry Manufacturing of South Taranaka announced it was developing a new two-seat helicopter powered by a 119-kw (160-hp) T-62 turbine engine.

Following the success of the ATR-42, development proceeded to the ATR-72, which was launched in January 1986.

The ATR-42 was one of a new generation of commuter airlines designed to meet commuter airline requirements and incorporated the latest technology in the field in the design of the aircraft and the engine.

The Atol series of light amphibians was designed bv Markku Koivurova in Finland and was initially produced by Marteno Ky, production later being taken over by Atol Avion Ltd.

The Albatross is one of the new breed of light efficient aircraft available on the market and it has been imported into Australia by Albatross Aviation in Queensland. It has a composite fuselage of fibreglass reinforced by wooden bulkheads and frames.

The 321 Faeta was designed in the Czech Republic as an ultralight and light-sporting aircraft and is produced at the company’s facility at Libice Cidlinou.

The Whisky IV is a two-seat in tandem, low-wing light sporting monoplane designed by Guiseppe Vidor.

The Champion V is one of a series of light aircraft designed in Italy by Guiseppe Vidor, the first of this model making its first flight in 1995.

The Chinook series of light aircraft was produced at Vernon, British Colombia, in Canada by Aircraft Sales & Parts, and more than 900 examples have been produced and sold around the world.

The ARV Super 2 was a new design using state of the art technology to produce a light, cheap, economical training aircraft to meet the requirements of aero clubs, and was expected to compete on the world’s markets with the French designed Robin ATL.

The FK-8 was a two-seat reconnaissance and bombing aircraft which, first flown in May 1916, was designed to perform the same function as the Royal Aircraft Factory’s RE-8. A development of the FK-3, the FK-8 was built in some numbers, approximately 1,500 aircraft being completed.

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was designed by Armstrong Whitworth, a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley, as a private venture specifically for the commercial freight market.

The Atlanta was built for Imperial Airways to be used on sections of the trunk routes to South Africa and Australia. A total of eight aircraft was built for the Nairobi to Capetown, and Karachi to Singapore sections of the trunk routes.

The Stollite was designed and built at Bankstown, NSW, by Arthur Armour. The prototype (10-3218) was basically designed to look like a scaled down Cessna Birdog / Hughes Lightwing, and used some parts from a Winton Super Cricket, which the designer had previously constructed.

The Lightning is an ultra-light sporting monoplane produced in kit form by Arion Aircraft of North Shelbyville, Tennessee, the prototype (N233AL) flying for the first time on 3 March 2006, the first customer-built aircraft (N430GH) being flown on 19 April that year.

The Ar 196 was designed as a two-seat low-wing reconnaissance floatplane in 1937 for operation from German Navy (Kriegsmarine) warships and was built at the Arado Flugzeugwerke at Warnemunde.

In 1937 Dipl Ing Walter Blume designed the Ar-79 high-performance two-seat cabin touring monoplane, the prototype of which, the Ar 79A (D-EKCK) set a new 1,000 km (621 miles) record in its class by averaging 229.04 km/h (142.32 mph).

The Aquila A-210 is a two-seat light sporting and training aircraft produced by Excellence AG at Schonhagen and is fitted with a 75-kw (100-hp) Rotax 912S3 engine driving a MT two-blade hydraulic constant speed propeller, and is described as a roomy and comfortable aircraft with good ergonomics.

The Adventurer series of light amphibians was originally designed by Highcraft Aero-Marine as the single-seat XL280, which was developed into the XA280 with sponsons on its outer wing panels and a fibreglass reinforced hull.

Development of the AN-124 Ruslan (NATO code-name Condor) began in 1977 in Kiev, in the Ukraine, the Antonov design Bureau team being headed by Petr V Balabuev. The prototype, powered by four Lotarev high-by-pass turbofans flew for the first time on 26 December 1982.

In 1955 the famous Soviet Design Bureau, Antonov, commenced designed of a four-engine turboprop passenger transport, which became known as the An-10 Ukraina, and which flew for the first time in March 1957.

Designed originally for agricultural duties under the designation SKH-1, the AN-2 “Colt” was built in large numbers, 5,450 being built in the Soviet Union alone between 1948 and 1960, and 11,625 built under licence in Poland by the PZL Mielec concern before production ceased in the early 1990’s. The first

Maxwell Angwin of Essendon, VIC was a dental mechanic who designed and commenced construction of a parasol wing single-seat light aircraft looking similar to a fighter aircraft designed and built in Poland by PZL.

The Angel is a twin-engine light transport produced in Orange City, Iowa by Angel Aircraft Corporation fitted with two Lycoming IO-540 engine driving Hartzell propellers in a pusher configuration.

In 1921 the Larkin Aircraft Supply Co Ltd placed an order with Handasyde Aircraft Co Ltd, and design of the aircraft was carried out, and the aircraft completed, by Air Navigation and Engineering Co Ltd of Adddletone, Surrey, the order being for the construction of a four passenger and mail

The ANEC series of monoplanes, of which three were built in the United Kingdom, was designed by W S Shackleton and built by Air Navigation & Engineering Co Ltd (ANEC) at Addlestone in Surrey and was probably the earliest light aircraft designed and built in Great Britain.

The Andrews A-1 is considered to be the pioneer of post-war amateur-constructed aircraft in New Zealand, being built to Certificate of Airworthiness standard during the 1950s by C G Andrews of Wellington, who was then an aeronautical engineer employed by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Department.

In November 1942 Bjorn Andreasson (1917 – 1993) formed AB Flygindustri at Halmstad in Sweden and over the years designed a number of aircraft, the first being known as the Fi-1.

William ‘Willy’ Andiel was involved in the design and development of a number of ultra light aircraft, numbering some 18 designs, and examples built by him and others known to have been completed are mentioned here and elsewhere in this tome.

The EA-1 Kingfisher was designed by Earl Anderson, a Boeing 747 airline captain, in the USA. The fuselage was constructed of wood, covered with plywood and coated with fibreglass.

The Apis Is A Light Amateur Built Powered Glider Built In Slovenia.

In 1929 the Pratt brothers at Geelong near Melbourne commenced work on a light aircraft known as the Amsco monoplane at the Workshops of AMSCO at Belmont Common in Victoria initially along the lines of a Heath parasol.

Designed by Eric Whitney to CAO 95.10 in the mid 1990s, the Falcon is a single-seat light sporting aircraft powered by a Rotax 503 engine, but larger engines in the Rotax and Jabiru range may be installed.

American Sportscopter Inc of Newport News, Virginia, developed a series of light helicopters for homebuilt construction, being supplied in kit form.

The American Legend Aircraft Company of Sulphur Springs, Texas has been involved in the production of reproduction / replicas of the Piper series of aircraft, including the Super Cub and in January 2012 flew an aircraft known as the Super Legend which is similar in appearance to the PA-18 Super

The American Legend AL3 Classic Cub is basically a replica of the Piper Aircraft J-3 Cub produced in the United States using modern design and construction techniques, and fitted with a modern Continental four-cylinder engine.

The Eaglet self-launched glider or sailplane was produced by AmEagle Corp at Muskegon, in Michigan, this company being formed by Larry Haig.

Built by the American Eagle Aircraft Corp, the prototype of the Eagle series of biplanes known as the A-1, was test flown on 9 April 1926.

The American Blimp Corporation was founded in 1987, and in the following year commenced construction and development of the prototype Lightship A-50. In 1989 Virgin Lightships Inc a subsidiary of the Virgin Group of Companies, was formed as an airship operator and placed an order for four examples in 1990.