Custom Flight

Custom Flight Ltd is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer based in Tiny, Ontario that was founded by Morgan Williams. Its address was formerly Perkinsfield, Ontario in the late 1990s. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly light-sport aircraft.[1][2]

Custom Flight Ltd.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters
Tiny, Ontario
,
Canada
Key people
Morgan Williams
ProductsLight aircraft
Websitewww.customflightltd.com
Custom Flight North Star
Custom Flight North Star.

Williams had rebuilt Piper PA-18 Super Cubs before, but thought that the design could be improved upon and so he created a fresh design that incorporated the best of the Super Cub and corrected its deficiencies. This aircraft was marketed as the Custom Flight North Star with at least 24 examples having been flown by 2016.[2][3][4]

The Custom Flight Lite Star is a smaller, lighter aircraft for the light-sport aircraft market, although as of September 2014, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[1][5]

The company also provides general computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing services as well as powder coating.[6]

Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by Custom Flight
Model name First flight Number built Type
Custom Flight North Star 24 light aircraft
Custom Flight Lite Star 2 light-sport aircraft

References
  1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 49-50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 144. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  3. Transport Canada (3 December 2016). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. Federal Aviation Administration (3 December 2016). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. Federal Aviation Administration (28 December 2014). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. Custom Flight Ltd (2013). "Home". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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