Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures
| Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc. (AASI) | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1990 |
| Seat | Burbank , Long Beach , United States |
| Number of employees | 85 (1998) |
| Branch | Aircraft manufacturer |
The Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc. (AASI) was an American aircraft manufacturer in 1990 by Darius Sharifzadeh , Carl L. Chen and Roy Norris was founded. The company initially operated in Burbank , California and then moved to Long Beach in 1998 , where it employed 85 people at the time.
The company developed on an idea Chens based, low-cost business aircraft in duck airplane design and tail engine, called Jetcruizer series , with the aircraft AASI Jetcruzer 450 and 500 P . There were also plans for a small jet. Despite the long development time, no series production could be started.
In 2002 AASI took over the ailing Mooney company . This group, now renamed Mooney Aerospace Group Ltd (MASG), decided, however, to pursue Mooney's more conventional business jet line. As a result, the construction and the systems for the Jetcruizer series were sold to Innova Aircraft in February 2004 . In May 2004 MASG sold the remaining shares to Allen Holding Finance. Despite everything, the company finally had to cease operations on June 10, 2004.
Web links
- Mary Grady: Jetcruzer Goes For $ 125,000. In: AVweb, January 1, 2003 ( online )