Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company
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Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company is a United States aircraft manufacturer of experimental plans based primarily on the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Great Plains provides VW engine conversions for use in experimental aircraft.
Great Plains has been selling and manufacturing conversions of VW engines since 1982.
Great Plains also holds the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft designed by John Monnett. Previous owners of the design were INAV Experimental in 1987.
Great Plains has been selling and manufacturing conversions of VW engines since 1982.
Great Plains also holds the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft designed by John Monnett. Previous owners of the design were INAV Experimental in 1987.
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonerai | Number built 10400+ | 4130 Tube and fabric Tube-and-fabric construction Tube-and-fabric construction is a method of building airframes, which include the fuselages and wings of airplanes. It consists of making a framework of metal tubes and then covering the framework with an aircraft fabric covering.... with aluminum wings |
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| Easy Eagle 1 Biplane | Number built 5+ | Tube fuselage and wood-and-fabric wings Biplane | |