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.

Introduced in 1950, the prototype J-1B Aiglet was a converted Autocrat with a Gipsy Major 1 engine and a larger horn-balanced rudder.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 Pioneer series of light sporting aircraft is produced in kit form in Italy by Alpi Aviation at its plant at La Comina airfield near Pordenone.

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 Pioneer 300 is one of a series of light touring and training aircraft produced by Alpi Aviation in San Quirino, Italy, the 300 being a two-seater with an electrically operated retractable undercarriage.

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 Pioneer 400 was developed by Alpi Aviation in Italy and is a four-seat development of the 200 and 300 series and is the flagship of the company’s range.

The T-500 is a light single-seat sporting helicopter developed from the Revolution Mini 500 helicopter designed, built and marketed by Revolution Helicopters of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, it being fitted with a Rotax 582 engine and was first available to the market in 1994.

The Albury monoplane was a light aircraft designed and built in Albury, NSW by Messrs Azor D Robbins and Alex W Porter, two young men aged 21.

The Amax Eagle was produced by Amax Engineering of Donvale Victoria and was made available to amateur builders in kit form in the 1990s. It was produced in two basic models, a single-seater known as the Eagle and a two-seater known as the Double Eagle.

The Alca 2 is a timber and foam composite construction two-seat light aircraft designed and developed by its owner - builder Albert Cassar in Australia and is similar externally to the Jodel D-11 and Falconar F12 series.

Looking similar to the Zenair CH-640, the AMD Alarus is a two-seat light general-aviation touring and training monoplane produced in the United States by the Aircraft Manufacturing & design Company at Eastman in Georgia, the aircraft, like the CH-640, being designed also by Christopher Heintz of Zenair.

In 1962 NATO issued a specification for a V/STOL transport but no contract was awarded. However, the Italian Air Force ordered two prototypes plus a ground-test airframe in 1968 from the Italian manufacturer, Fiat Aviazione, the prototype flying for the first time on 18 July 1970, and a contract was

The Eagle has been produced in the United States since 1975 in single-seat Eagle form and two-seat form as the Double Eagle.

The Eaglerock series of light aircraft was manufactured by the Alexander Aircraft Co, a division of Alexander Industries of Denver, Colorado.

The Falcon was designed in the United States and produced by American Aircraft Inc of Albuquerque, New Mexico and produced in single and two-seat variants.

The Silent 2 is one of a series of single-seat sailplanes produced in Italy to meet FAI type DU-Class regulations. It is produced by Alisport as a ready-to-fly or kit-built glider and is available as a self-launched glider, being fitted with a two-stroke engine driving a single-blade propeller via a

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.

The Allison Aircraft Company of 4th and Perry Streets, Lawrance in Kansas was formed in 1920 and its main business was supplying aircraft parts and specialising in rebuilding Hi-lift wings for Curtiss JN-4 Jenny’s. It also built a number of light aircraft.