Designed by Boris Chernov, the Korvet (Corvette) was a light sporting three-seat amphibian designed and built in Russia and is one of a series of light amphibians and flying boats produced by this Company.
The Sparrowhawk is a two-seat gyrocopter designed and developed by Groen Brothers Aviation and built, initially, and marketed by a subsidiary of that company, American Autogyro at a facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The GA-8 Airvan is a new entrant into the manufacture of light aircraft in Australia, and is the first commercial utility type aircraft put into production since the GAF Nomad.
In about May of 1970 it was announced to the press that negotiations had been in progress for sometime in relation to the possibility that the American-designed 36-40 seat GAC-100 feeder liner, powered by United Aircraft of Canada PT-6 turboprop engines, would be almost entirely built and assembled in Australia
As noted in the Genairco article, General Aircraft was taken over by Tugan Aircraft. A special seaplane variant was built for Rabaul Airways and became VH-URH (c/n 1 or TA-1).
The General Aircraft Company Ltd was formed in the late 1920s at Mascot, NSW, for the purpose of manufacturing a range of light aircraft of Australian design.
In March 1948, following a series of meetings between members of the British Ministry of Supply and the Australian Department of Supply and Development, specification No E.7/48 was issued to cover the design and manufacture of a small high-speed pilotless target aircraft for use in the guided weapon development program.
The ST.4 was aimed at the market for a light transport feeder liner and for operation by private owners, being a twin-engine light low-wing monoplane with Pobjoy radial engines.
During the 1960s the Government Aircraft Factories at Fishermens Bend, VIC, began designing a small utility transport intended to provide a continuing production activity after completion of the GAMD Dassault Mirage IIIO fighter programme and, to meet civil and military needs.
In about 1930 the Monospar Wing Co Ltd was set up to build a new design of wing for the British Air Ministry, the new wing being fitted to a three-seat low-wing monoplane named the Monospar ST-3.
In January 1976 the N-24 variants of the Nomad, with a 61-cm (24-in) increased length in the nose, and a 1.14-m (45-in) increase in cabin length, flew for the first time.
Following the success of the earlier models General Aircraft produced the ST.12. This was a progressive development of the earlier models and was introduced to the market in 1935, being described as a four-seat general purpose monoplane.
In March 1948, following a series of meetings between members of the British Ministry of Supply and the Australian Department of Supply and Development, a specification was issued to cover the design and manufacture of a small high-speed pilotless aircraft for use in the guided weapon development program.
General Aircraft in 1934 appointed D L Hollis Williams as chief engineer and in that year the Company moved to Hanworth where he commenced design of the ST-18, a ten-seat, twin-engine, low-wing airliner with a cruising speed of 306 km/h (190 mph) and a range in excess of 966