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  Adam Aircraft CarbonAero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Adam Aircraft Industries' new headquarters and manufacturing facility are located on the grounds of metro Denver’s Centennial Airport.
Adam Aircraft Industries has 72 employees, and is currently working on the second aircraft, with completion of the conforming prototype scheduled for summer of 2002 and first deliveries anticipated deliveries in 2003.
Before founding Adam Aircraft, he was a general partner in charge of information technology with Goldman Sachs and Co, and the founder of a Colorado based technology company, New Era of Networks.
www.swaviator.com /html/issuejf02/AdamJF02.html   (971 words)

  
 College of Business News
Adam was selected as recipient of the Aviation Week and Space Technology 2002 Laurels Award for outstanding achievement in the field of Aeronautics and Propulsion.
Adam served as general partner with Goldman Sachs and Co. where he was in charge of information technology, back-office operations and general services, directing a staff of more than 2,500 and managing a budget in excess of $800 million.
Adam received his bachelor's from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and, as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, served as launch crew officer in charge of the Real Time Computer Center at Kennedy Space Center for Apollo Missions eight through 14.
www.biz.colostate.edu /news/RAdam.htm   (377 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of aircraft manufacturers
Aachen Flugzeugbau was a German aircraft manufacturer of the early 20th century, established around the time of World War I. With the end of the war, and the prohibition on powered flight in Germany, the firm began to specialise in sailplane construction, and in 1921 became known as Aachener Segelflugzeugbau...
Adams Industries Inc was a US aircraft manufacturer that owned production rights and the type certificate to the Thorp T-211 during the mid 1970s.
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for many types of helicopters.
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 VLJ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Very Light Jet (VLJ) is an aeroplane, smaller and lighter than conventional business jets and defined by some aviators as jet aircraft with a minimum take-off weight less than 10,000 pounds (4,540 kg) and approved for single-pilot operation.
Although the viability of the business models to launch these services is the subject of the air taxi debate amongst industry experts.
Adam Aircraft Industries– Adam 700, Twin engine (Williams International FJ33), 6 seats, due 2006
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 AIN Online October 2003: With A700 flying, Adam leads very light jet pack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In 1992 Adam got the bug to learn to fly and as he acquired his private pilot certificate, instrument and multi-engine ratings and a Citation type rating, Adam was struck by what he perceived as a lack of innovation in the light aircraft market.
Adam emphasized that most of the components of both aircraft are off-the-shelf items, such as the engines and avionics, but he does have a keen sense of when to eliminate something that costs more than it’s worth and do it in-house.
Adam also opted to build his own aircraft seats, suitable for the entire line of aircraft, for what he says is a fraction of what it would cost to buy them from an outside vendor.
www.ainonline.com /issues/10_03/10_03_a700flyingp8.html   (1899 words)

  
 Aircraft
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 Adam Aircraft Industries Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Adam Aircraft Industries L.L.C. Was founded in 1998 by Rick Adam, CEO who together with John Knudsen, President, has charted the course for the future of the company.
Adam Aircraft and the CarbonAero are the vision of Mr.
Adam, who, frustrated with the lack of progress in general aviation, set out to develop a modern, technologically-advanced aircraft incorporating safety, performance and economy unavailable in the market today.
company.monster.com /adamair   (292 words)

  
 Goldman Sachs Invests In Adam Aircraft
Adam Aircraft Industries, of Englewood, Colo., announced on Tuesday the successful closing of a "significant investment" by GS Capital Partners 2000, a private fund managed by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Adam Aircraft did not announce the amount of the investment, but said it will be utilized to fund the FAA certification of its A500 twin and A700 light-jet models and to begin aircraft production.
The A500 six-seat push-pull piston twin is approaching FAA certification, Adam Aircraft said, and the A700 light jet is currently in the development stage.
www.avweb.com /newswire/9_17b/briefs/184467-1.html   (127 words)

  
 Adam Aircraft Talks Texas
Adam Aircraft Industries, currently based in Pueblo and Centennial, Colo, is looking to head south with its A700 Adam Jet, according to the Dallas (Texas) Business Journal.
Adam officials are reportedly close to signing for a 120,000-square-foot facility at Love Field.
Adam founder Rick Adam tells the Journal he is optimistic that the A700 shop could employ 300 to 400 people by 2008, and he hopes to have it up and running by December of this year.
www.avweb.com /newswire/10_21b/briefs/187325-1.html   (274 words)

  
 Connect :: Resource/Article :: Rick Adam
Adam has also received numerous awards and recognition for his entrepreneurial achievements, including the 2003 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist award for the Rocky Mountain Region in the manufacturing category; and Airport Journal’s 2003 Michael Chowdry Memoriam Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Adam is an active participant in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Special Outreach with Aviation Resources (SOAR) program, designed to assist underrepresented youth to become involved in the excitement of aviation.
Adam was a general partner with Goldman Sachs and Co. where he was in charge of information technology, back office operations, and general services, directing a staff of more than 2,500 and managing a budget in excess of $800 million.
www.connect-utah.com /article.asp?r=1330   (527 words)

  
 Vice President Cheney Visits Adam Aircraft
With more than 300 employees and a multiple-year, $200-million backlog on its two aircraft models, Adam Aircraft is one of the fastest growing aerospace ventures in the country.
Using advanced raw materials, manufacturing techniques, and design technologies, Adam Aircraft is being recognized as a leading innovator in its field.
Adam Aircraft's headquarters are based on Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-17-2004/0002195305&EDATE=   (250 words)

  
 EXPO21XX - Adam Aircraft Industries
Adam Aircraft was founded in 1998 with a very specific purpose in mind:To produce twin-engine aircraft that provide an unprecedented combination of ground breaking technology, proven reliability and cabin-class comfort.
Adam Aircraft is dedicated to producing aircraft that offer both exhilarating performance and confidence inspiring safety.
Determined to be a company with the utmost integrity, Adam Aircraft is committed to managing the production process without compromising our product or our promises.
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 Adam Aircraft Industries -- New airplane design requires full range of CAD functionality at affordable price
For a company such as Adam Aircraft, which is going through the process with its first plane, it is important to achieve certification as quickly as possible so it can start bringing in income.
This is very important for Adam Aircraft because data translation would take away from time the company needs to be designing and building parts as it works toward FAA certification.
Adam Aircraft also uses Solid Edge to create all molds, both male and female shapes, and then uses NX to create the necessary toolpaths.
www.ugs.com /CaseStudyWeb/dispatch/viewCaseStudy.html?id=191   (1272 words)

  
 AIN Online November 2002: Adam enters its horse into very light jet race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Adam 700 will use the A500’s wings and tailboom, and essentially the same fuselage, which will be lengthened by three feet to accommodate the fuselage-mounted turbofans and an aft lavatory.
Adam Aircraft ordered its first FJ33s from Williams about six months ago and expects delivery of two for flight-test purposes in about eight months.
Adam plans to use three flying aircraft and one structural test airframe in its A700 flight test and certification program.
www.ainonline.com /issues/11_02/11_02_adamenterspg1.html   (700 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | A waiting game on aircraft's plant site | Deseret Morning News Web edition
Colorado-based Adam Aircraft Industries Inc. has been mulling over Utah's financial incentives, plus those from a few other sites, as it decides the best place to produce business jet aircraft — a move that will mean several hundred jobs to the winning site.
In March, Rick Adam, the company's founder and chief executive officer, told the Utah Board of Business and Economic Development that Ogden was a finalist for the facility, along with Kentucky and Texas, and that the company hoped to have manufacturing operations under way by year-end.
The Utah state incentive offers to both Adam Aircraft and Williams are the result of legislation passed in 2003 that allows for tax rebates when companies generate incremental tax revenue increases.
deseretnews.com /dn/print/1,1442,595083434,00.html   (730 words)

  
 DatAccess: Inventory Location Solutions for the aviation, ground support, and turbine industries
Adam Aircraft Industries is proud to hold a design patent on the A500’s inventive center-line thrust design.
Adam Aircraft is a general aviation designer and manufacturer.
Adam Aircraft has development and manufacturing facilities in Englewood, CO, and Pueblo, CO. The Company anticipates FAA certification of the A500 piston twin in 2003.
www.dataccess.net /broadcasts/detail.cfm?id=677   (199 words)

  
 Designfax - Transportable CAD Speeds Complex Airframe Design
George F. “Rick” Adam, founder and CEO of Adam Aircraft, set the top three priorities of the flight test program as “safety, safety, and safety.” The A500 is his and co-founder John Knudsen’s inspiration.
By contrast, Adam Aircraft was able to complete a similar project in the design of the A500 using Unigraphics NX and Solid Edge with fewer than 50 employees.
The key element in ensuring success for Adam Aircraft and the A500 was the use of efficient, interoperable CAD packages that drastically cut the time to prototype and market this remarkable aircraft.
www.manufacturingcenter.com /dfx/archives/1003/1003cad.asp   (2019 words)

  
 ADAM AIRCRAFT FOUNDER AND CEO HONORED FOR SUPPORTING EAA'S SOAR PROGRAM
George F. "Rick" Adam Jr., founder and CEO of Adam Aircraft Industries, was honored for his support of EAA’s SOAR (Special Outreach with Aviation Resources) program during the Gathering of Eagles dinner at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2002.
Adam’s generous support of the SOAR program assists youth to experience the wonder of aviation and provide dreams for the future, helping to motivate students to remain in school and improve their academic achievement.
The aircraft manufacturer celebrated a significant milestone recently with the July 11 inaugural flight of the A500 aircraft—a new, cabin class, centerline-thrust twin.
www.eaa.org /communications/eaanews/020829_soar.html   (447 words)

  
 Your Life - Your Career LLC Connects Education with Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Structured to enhance communications between industry and education, the students and faculty from the College's Department of Aviation Science received an in-depth briefing and tour of Adam Aircraft's state-of-the-art aircraft design, manufacturing and test facilities at the headquarters location, Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado.
The vision and long-term investment by Adam Aircraft to launch the next generation of high performance General Aviation aircraft is laudable.
Adam Aircraft Industries is a designer and manufacturer of advanced aircraft for civil and government markets.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/7/emw140399.htm   (574 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Is Adam Air set to land in Ogden?
Rick Adam, the company's founder and chief executive officer, told the board at the time that production work at a Utah facility could start by the end of 2004 at an existing hangar.
Adam Aircraft has more than 80,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space in Englewood and 22,000 square feet of manufacturing and testing space in Pueblo, Colo. The company has about 300 workers.
The financial incentive offered to Adam Aircraft by the state is in the form of a rebate of a percentage of tax revenue generated by the company over 15 years, to a maximum of 30 percent over the life of the project.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600118897,00.html   (633 words)

  
 Scaled Composites: The Adam M309
This Proof-of-Concept aircraft was built for Adam Aircraft Industries of Denver, Colorado.
Their goal is to provide a very safe twin-engine aircraft that will give good performance and benign single engine handling qualities.
The aircraft was unveiled to a small group of guests on April 5th.
www.scaled.com /projects/Adam_M309.html   (378 words)

  
 Adam Aircraft :: Adam Aircraft Appoints General Wesley K. Clark to Board of Directors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Adam Aircraft is pleased to announce the appointment of General Wesley K. Clark to its Board of Directors.
"Adam Aircraft is using the latest materials, computer, and engine technologies to deliver the kind of value and environmental improvements necessary to keep aviation vital into the 21st century.
Adam Aircraft Industries: Adam Aircraft is a designer and manufacturer of advanced aircraft for civil and government markets.
sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20050301/LATU09801032005-1.html   (656 words)

  
 ShowNews Online: NBAA 2004
At Oshkosh 2003, Adam predicted that the A500 was "a few months" from FAA approval.
Adam's prediction of a 2005 ticket for the jet is based on the fact that they have many common parts and a very similar outer mold line.
From his contacts with potential customers, Adam has concluded that most air-taxi operations will be regional, flying 300-mile legs—giving the operator a better chance to fill both legs of a trip, and ensuring low response times.
www.aviationnow.com /shownews/04nbaa/news01.htm   (518 words)

  
 Adam Aircraft Sells First Twenty Airplanes
Adam Aircraft Industries has sold 20 M-309 aircraft since the first of the year.
Adam Aircraft is thrilled to have a core group of owners who will provide valuable input on some design, avionics and option decisions.
Adam Aircraft Industries, based in Englewood, Colo., was founded in 1998 to produce a twin-engine aircraft that provides a combination of groundbreaking technology, reliability, comfort and safety.
www.netcomposites.com /news.asp?783   (347 words)

  
 Adam Aircraft Industries - pressreleases
Adam Aircraft headquarters are based at Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado, with additional facilities in Pueblo, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah.
Adam Aircraft headquarters are based at Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colo., with additional facilities in Pueblo, Colo., and Ogden, Utah.
Adam Aircraft is based in Englewood, Colo., with additional manufacturing facilities in Pueblo, Colo., and Ogden, Utah, and has a staff strength of 600 team members.
www.adamaircraft.com /PressReleases.asp   (11551 words)

  
 Microjets Catch the Eye of Wealthy Travelers (washingtonpost.com)
Raburn's biggest start-up competitor is Adam Aircraft Industries, a company based in Evergreen, Colo., run by a former high-tech executive and funded by the Hunt family in Texas and Goldman Sachs.
Adam got help in its aircraft design from Burt Rutan, who this year won the X Prize with his successful flights into space and back on his aircraft, SpaceShipOne.
Adam is expected to gain FAA approval by the end of the year to fly its first aircraft, a uniquely designed twin turboprop aircraft, with a propeller on each side of the fuselage.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A15663-2004Nov26_2.html   (786 words)

  
 KUTV: Adam Aircraft Plans Plant at Ogden Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A news conference was scheduled Wednesday at which Adam Aircraft Industries was expected to announced that it will locate a new plant at Ogden-Hinckley Airport.
Adam Aircraft has signed an agreement with the state and with Kemp Development, which manages the airport, the newspaper said.
Harmer said the Adam Aircraft deal validates the economic development work the department did during his tenure.
kutv.com /topstories/local_story_075120022.html   (341 words)

  
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A day before Adam Aircraft Industries announced it will put a business jet assembly plant in Ogden, the Colorado-based company sold half of a $30 million stock offering, according to a filing with the Utah Division of Securities.
Adam Aircraft didn't respond immediately to a request for comment.
To lure Adam Aircraft, the state offered the project $10 million in tax rebates over 15 years.
www.sltrib.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2629673   (428 words)

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