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Windspire Inc.

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Windspire Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FateOut of business
Headquarters,
ProductsHelicopters
Websitewww.windspire.com former location

Windspire Inc. was an American aircraft design firm based in Long Green, Maryland. The company specialized in the design of helicopters in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2]

The company produced plans for the Windspire Aeros, a single seat helicopter powered by a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 97 hp (72 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine. The design includes a drive train based on Volkswagen gears.[1]

Aircraft

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Summary of aircraft built by Windspire Inc.
Model name First flight Number built Type
Windspire Aeros 1990s 3 (1998) Single seat helicopter

References

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  1. ^ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 335. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ AllAero (2015). "Windspire Aeros". Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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