Adam Aircraft Announces First Customer Delivery of A500 Twin-Engine
Piston Aircraft
Company Elected as Newest GAMA Member
MicroLightJets.com News
Orlando, FL-November 8, 2005—— During the 58th Annual National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting & Convention, Adam
Aircraft announced the first customer aircraft delivery of the A500
centerline piston-engine twin aircraft. Serial Number 005 was delivered to a
Colorado Springs business executive on Monday, November 07, 2005.
"This is great news for the firm. Adam Aircraft has moved from a
developmental startup company that makes experimental aircraft to a FAA
certified manufacturer that is delivering standard airworthiness aircraft,"
said Rick Adam, Chairman and CEO of Adam Aircraft. "Additionally, we are
very pleased that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
Board of Directors has unanimously voted Adam Aircraft into its national
trade association which represents the leading general aviation
manufacturers."
The delivery announcement follows the Approved Production Inspection
System (APIS) certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This allows Adam Aircraft to accelerate production of the A500 by inspecting
its own aircraft under a system approved by the FAA. An APIS designation
essentially substantiates that Adam Aircraft quality systems and procedures
are mature and effective enough for reduced FAA oversight. APIS is the
precursor to a Production Certificate (PC), which is the approval to
manufacture and deliver duplicate aircraft under an FAA-approved type design
with periodic FAA audits of the production process.
"Our first customer delivery and the APIS certification represent major
steps toward our goal of delivering six A500s every month," continued Adam.
"Following Type Certification, the FAA allows six months to achieve APIS
designation, and we achieved that goal in under 90 days. Our quality
procedures have proven effective, reducing the review and approval workload,
and the firm remains on track for our FAA Production Certificate in the
first quarter of 2006."
Adam Aircraft Production Advisory Council
Adam Aircraft has established a Production Advisory Council consisting of
industry experts who provide advice and guidance to Adam Aircraft as the
firm moves out of development and ramps up production of the A500. Initial
members of the Production Advisory Council include production expert Jack
Braly, former President and COO of Raytheon Aircraft and quality expert Don
Van Burkleo, former Cessna VP of Quality Control.
Adam Aircraft is a designer and manufacturer of advanced aircraft for
civil and government markets. The company uses computer-aided design, rapid
prototyping, advanced manufacturing techniques, and carbon composite
materials to produce high-performance aircraft at attractive prices. The
A500 twin-engine piston aircraft has been Type Certified by the FAA, and the
A700 AdamJet is currently undergoing flight test and development. The
company’s largest outside investor is Goldman Sachs. Adam Aircraft
headquarters are based on Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado
with additional facilities in Pueblo, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah. To learn
more about the company, visit
www.adamaircraft.com.
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