Volato Aeronaves

Volato Aeronaves
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Founded1999
Headquarters
Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo
,
Brazil
ProductsAirplanes

Volato Aeronaves also known as Volato Aeronaves e Compósitos Ltda is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.[1]

History

The founders of the company, Zizo Sola and Marcos Vilela, worked with Richard Allen Trickel Jr. in the USA in the 1990s.[1][2] Richard Allen Trickel Jr. was the designer of the KIS 2, KIS 4, KIS Cruiser, Super Pulsar and Pulsar Super Cruiser aircraft, of which more than 300 were built.[3][4] The idea of founding an experimental aircraft factory in Brazil arose from this collaboration. Together they first developed the Volato 400, a modern four-seater made of composite materials. They are currently working on a further development of the machine, the Volato 200, a two-seater.[5]

The company also produces composite parts for Embraer.[2]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Volato[6]
Model name First flight Number built Type
Volato 200 Two seat light-sport aircraft
Volato 400 Four seat light-sport aircraft

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Todosabordo. "Não é só Embraer. Conheça outras fabricantes brasileiras de aviões (in portuguese)". Vinicius Casagrande.
  2. 1 2 Volato Aeronaves. "The Company (in English/Spanish/Portuguese)". Volato Aeronaves.
  3. ↑ Popular Mechanics: 46. August 1992. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 277. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  5. ↑ "A Era Dos Compósitos Na Fabricação Das Aeronaves (in Portuguese)". Hangar 33.
  6. ↑ Hernani Dippólito. "Simples assim (in Portuguese)". Aero Magazine.


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