Aviation Industries of Australia Pty set up at Shepparton, Victoria, 1992 to take over MA-2 Mamba from Melbourne Aircraft.
Aerospace Technologies of Australia formed 1986 to succeed GAF (Government Aircraft Factories) at Fishermen's Bend, Melbourne. Work includes F/A-18, PC-9, Black Hawk, 747, 757, 777, MD-80, MD-11, A320/330/340, CFM56 nacelle…
AAC formed 1982 by Commonwealth Aircraft Corp., Government Aircraft Factories and Hawker de Havilland to produce A10 Wamira basic trainer for RAAF. In 1985 HDH bought out GAF share and…
Ted Minty began construction of Skyhook single-seat autogyro 1975; forming company 1984. Several variants and commercial sales.
Buchanan Aircraft Corporation formed at Toowoomba, Qld, 1989; main product BAC/204 light 2-seater.
Gordon Bedson and Associates produced Resurgam ultralight, but Bedson killed in it 1984.
BEST BRAND AUSSIE-AERO P/L In 1985, Dr Brand produced the Leaders AM-JB1 light aircraft (22.7 kW; 30 hp Cuyuna 430R), registered N212RB, and AM-DS1 which was offered to the US…
Resulted from 1934 talks which led to syndicate to establish national capability in aircraft manufacture. Government was interested in independence of external military suppliers; October 1935 asked syndicate to form…
COBRA AVIATION Company founded in 2000 as Tomair Aircraft Sales; subsequently formed Cobra Aviation, for marketing of Arrow and Explorer.
Cockatoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. set up aviation department 1932 under (then Flt. Lt) L.J. Wackett. Built twin-engined Codock for Kingsford Smith.
Composite Industries Ltd has subsidiary, Eagle Aircraft Australia, developing Eagle X 2-seater.
Cropmaster Aircraft Pty Ltd succeeded Yeoman in marketing Cropmaster and Fieldmaster until 1966.
The first overseas subsidiary of the de Havilland Aircraft Company was established in Melbourne Australia in March 1927. Initially set up as a Sales and Parts supplier, it relocated to…
DEAN-WILSON AVIATION LTD Company was established in 2004 as an offshoot of the Dean-Wilson metal foundry. In the same year it announced that construction had begun of a new basic…
John R. Duigan made first flight in Australia, Mia Mia, July 1910, in aircraft built from photograph of a Wright biplane. Subsequently made other aircraft.
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