Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company
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Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company is an American aircraft manufacturer of experimental plans based primarily on the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Great Plains provides VW engine conversions for use in experimental aircraft.[1]
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Company type | Experimental Aircraft Parts and Plans |
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Industry | Experimental Aviation |
Genre | Aircraft Manufacture |
Founded | 1982 |
Founder | Steve and Linda Bennett |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | VW Engine Conversions and aircraft plans |
Website | https://www.greatplainsas.com/ |
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Great Plains has been selling and manufacturing conversions of VW engines since circa 1982. Among their offerings is the Great Plains Type 1 Front Drive engine series.[2]
Great Plains also helds the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft designed by John Monnett until 2015, when they were acquired by Sonerai Works LLC, of Franksville, Wisconsin.[1][3] Previous owners of the design were INAV Experimental in 1987.