Corvus Hungary

Corvus Hungary LLC is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2011 to produce the Corvus Fusion aircraft.

This article is about aircraft manufacturer. For other uses, see Corvus.
Corvus Hungary LLC
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FoundedAug 2011
Headquarters
Hungary
Key people
Chief Executive Engineer: Andras Voloscsuk
ProductsLight aircraft
Number of employees
35
Websitecorvus-hungary.com

History

Started in 2004, originally named Corvus Aircraft Ltd and based in Ballószög, Hungary,[1][2] the company consisted of five employees including Managing Director Tamás Gecse and Chief Engineer Andras Voloscsuk.[3] The company developed the Corvus Corone Mk 1 aircraft.[4]

Corvus Aircraft began development of the ultralight Corvus Corone MK II in 2006 and had its first company presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA.[4]

Corvus Aircraft debuted its Corvus Phantom aircraft in 2007.[4] Corvus Aircraft also signed a contract with Red Bull for developing a new airplane, the Corvus Racer 540, for Péter Besenyei designed especially for air racing.[5]

In August 2011, a new company Corvus Hungary LLC was formed, based in Hungary, to develop the Corvus Fusion aircraft.[6]

In 2012 the company established a joint venture, called Corvus Aerospace (Suzhou) in Suzhou, China, to manufacturer parts and develop the Corvus Racer 312, a smaller version of the Corvus Racer 540 for the European microlight and American light sport aircraft categories. The new design first flew on 1 November 2013[7]

Aircraft
Corvus Phantom
Summary of aircraft built by Corvus Hungary LLC
Model name First flight Number built Type
Corvus Phantom 2006 two-seat, ultralight aircraft
Corvus Racer 540 2010 low wing, high performance aerobatic aircraft
Corvus Racer 312 2013 low wing, high performance microlight aircraft
Corvus Fusion 2012 1 two-seat, low wing, light-sport aircraft

References
  1. "Corvus Aircraft: Contact Us". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  2. "Hungarian Aerospace Companies". Hungarian Aviation Industry Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. "Könnyű szárnyakon - Gecse Tamás repülőgépgyártó (Ease of wings - aircraft manufacturer Thomas Gecse)". HetiValasz.com. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. "Corvus Aircraft History". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  5. "Corvus Racer 540 Introduction". Corvus Aircraft Ltd. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. "Corvus Hungary: About Us". Corvus Hungary LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  7. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 40. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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