Category:Grumman American AA-1
The Grumman American AA-1 relies on a design drawn by Jim Bede in 1963 for a light, two-seat aircraft intended to be sold as a kit-built aircraft. The airframe was fitted with folding wings to ease the storage. But certification never reach an end and no kit was sold when in 1968, Jim left the company which was renamed American Aviation. The airframe was upgraded to a non-folding design and the certification was achieved more easily and more quickly, so the first buyers received their plane on fall 1968. Powered by a 115hp Lycoming O-235, the aircraft was relatively cheap and success did not prevent the company from being acquired by Grumman in 1971, renaming it Grumman American Aviation. After the original American Aviation AA-1 Yankee and AA-1A Trainer (with a new airfoil for better stall characteristics... and slighty lower cruise speed), the Grumman American AA-1B Trainer (for school use) and TR-2 (with a standard radio and trim package), plus the Gulfstream American AA-1C Lynx and T-Cat in 1977 and 1978.
A grand total of 1,820 airframes were built.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Grumman American AA-1.