Carlson Aircraft
American aircraft manufacturer
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Carlson Aircraft is an American aircraft design and manufacturing company based in East Palestine, Ohio.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founder | Ernst W. Carlson |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | CEO: Ernst W. Carlson |
| Products | Aircraft components formerly Aircraft kits |
| Owner | Team Mini-Max |
| Website | carlsonaircraft-extrusions |
The company was acquired by Team Mini-Max in April 2020.[10]
History
Ernst W. Carlson founded Carlson Aircraft to market his Carlson Sparrow ultralight aircraft designs as aircraft kits. He later added the Criquet, a 75% scale replica of the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Second World War liaison aircraft and the Carlson Skycycle, a replica of the A. Hanford Eckman designed Piper PA-8 Skycycle of 1945. In the late 2000s Carlson sold the Sparrow line to Skyline Technologies' of Salem, Ohio, but that company no longer produces the Sparrow series. Today Carlson Aircraft produces wings, wing components and fuel tanks.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built (as of date) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow UL | 100 (2001) | High wing, single seat ultralight aircraft | |
| Sparrow II | 60 (2004) | Two seat side-by-side seating, high wing, homebuilt aircraft development of the single seat Sparrow UL | |
| Sparrow Sport Special | 37 (2007) | Single seat, high wing, US homebuilt | |
| Sparrow II XTC | 34 (2007) | Two seat side-by-side seating with dual controls | |
| Criquet | 1999 | 1 (2010) | High-wing, two seat, Fieseler Fi 156 Storch replica |
| Skycycle | 1995 | 1 (2010) | Low wing, single seat Piper PA-8 replica |
