Carlson Aircraft

Carlson Aircraft is an American aircraft design and manufacturing company based in East Palestine, Ohio.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Carlson Aircraft
TypePrivate company
IndustryAerospace
FounderErnst W. Carlson
Headquarters
East Palestine, Ohio
,
United States
Key people
CEO: Ernst W. Carlson
ProductsAircraft components
formerly Aircraft kits
OwnerTeam Mini-Max
Websitecarlsonaircraft-extrusions.com

The company was acquired by Team Mini-Max in April 2020.[10]

History

Ernst W. Carlson founded Carlson Aircraft to market his Carlson Sparrow ultralight aircraft designs as aircraft kits. He later added the Criquet, a 75% scale replica of the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Second World War liaison aircraft and the Carlson Skycycle, a replica of the A. Hanford Eckman designed Piper PA-8 Skycycle of 1945. In the late 2000s Carlson sold the Sparrow line to Skyline Technologies' of Salem, Ohio, but that company no longer produces the Sparrow series. Today Carlson Aircraft produces wings, wing components and fuel tanks.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Carlson Aircraft
Model name First flight Number built (as of date) Type
Sparrow UL 100 (2001) High wing, single seat ultralight aircraft
Sparrow II 60 (2004) Two seat side-by-side seating, high wing, homebuilt aircraft development of the single seat Sparrow UL
Sparrow Sport Special 37 (2007) Single seat, high wing, US homebuilt
Sparrow II XTC 34 (2007) Two seat side-by-side seating with dual controls
Criquet 1999 1 (2010) High-wing, two seat, Fieseler Fi 156 Storch replica
Skycycle 1995 1 (2010) Low wing, single seat Piper PA-8 replica

References
  1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-57. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
  2. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 131. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, pages 138-139. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  4. Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 42. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. Downey, Julia: 2001 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 40. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
  6. Newby-Gonzalez, Tori: 2004 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 12, December 2003, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  7. Downey, Julia: 2005 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  8. Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 72. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  9. Carlson Aircraft (2010). "Carlson Aircraft Inc". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  10. "Return of An Old Favorite — Carlson Sparrow May Appear at Oshkosh 2020". Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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