Found Brothers Aviation
Encyclopedia
Found Brother Aviation was a Canadian
aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1948 to its closure in 1968. The company has been succeeded by Found Aircraft
.
, a four-seat cabin monoplane designed by Captain S.R. Found. The aircraft was developed into an all-metal version, the FBA-2C
. The aircraft entered production and 34 were built. A further improved version the Centennial
was developed, this had just gained type certification in July 1968 when the company went out of business.
Canada
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aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1948 to its closure in 1968. The company has been succeeded by Found Aircraft
Found Aircraft
Found Aircraft Canada is an aircraft manufacturer based in Parry Sound, Ontario. Found originally formed in 1946 to produce a new bush plane design, the FBA-1, but entered production in 1964 with the Found FBA-2. The original company ceased production of the FBA-2 in 1967...
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History
The company was formed at Malton, Ontario in 1948 to produced the Found FBA-1Found FBA-1
The Found FBA-1 was a 1940s Canadian four-seat cabin monoplane produced by Found Brothers Aviation.-Design and development:Found Brothers Aviation was formed in 1946 to produce a new design by Captain S.R.Found, the Found FBA-1A. The FBA-1 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 140 hp de...
, a four-seat cabin monoplane designed by Captain S.R. Found. The aircraft was developed into an all-metal version, the FBA-2C
Found FBA-2
-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing....
. The aircraft entered production and 34 were built. A further improved version the Centennial
Found Centennial
-References:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1969.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing....
was developed, this had just gained type certification in July 1968 when the company went out of business.
Aircraft designs
- 1949 - Found FBA-1Found FBA-1The Found FBA-1 was a 1940s Canadian four-seat cabin monoplane produced by Found Brothers Aviation.-Design and development:Found Brothers Aviation was formed in 1946 to produce a new design by Captain S.R.Found, the Found FBA-1A. The FBA-1 was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 140 hp de...
- 1960 - Found FBA-2Found FBA-2-References:* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing....
- 1967 - Found CentennialFound Centennial-References:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1969.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing....