The Butterfly LLC was an American aircraft manufacturer specializing in homebuilt gyroplanes. Complete gyroplane kits were offered for the homebuilt market, as well as completed aircraft marketed for law enforcement surveillance. "The" was prefixed to the name of products.[1][2]
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| Genre | Gyroplane manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founder | Larry Neal |
| Defunct | Early 2015 |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Headquarters | Aurora, Texas |
| Parent | Aerial Surveillance LLC |
The company seems to have gone out of business at the beginning of 2015.[3]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Butterfly The Ultralight Butterfly | Ultralight gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Super Sky Cycle | Roadable gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Aurora Butterfly | Gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Golden Butterfly | Tandem gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Turbo Golden Butterfly | Tandem gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Emperor Butterfly | Gyroplane | ||
| The Butterfly The Monarch Butterfly | Gyroplane |
References
edit- ^ "Super Sky Cycle". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Rotorcraft Magazine: 12. November–December 2008.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Archives for thebutterflyllc.com/". Internet Archive. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.