Just Aircraft LLC is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Walhalla, South Carolina. It was founded in 2002 by Troy Woodland and specializes in the design and manufacture of short takeoff and landing (STOL) light aircraft. The company offers kits for amateur construction as well as complete ready-to-fly light-sport aircraft. Just Aircraft is a limited liability company.
Woodland previously worked at Flying K Enterprises, the manufacturer of the Flying K Sky Raider, before leaving to start his own company to market his own designs. The company partnered with investor Gary Schmitt and collaborated with British company Escapade Aircraft in the design of the Escapade. Woodland then designed the Just Highlander, a development of the Escapade with improvements such as a larger wing with high-lift devices, a larger fin and elevators, balanced tail control surfaces, and a strengthened conventional undercarriage. The Just Superstol is a further development of the same line with emphasis on STOL performance on unprepared surfaces.
The company relocated to Walhalla, South Carolina in 2004. By 2013, the Highlander outsold the Escapade line by 10 to 1, with about one third of sales being outside the U.S.
Just Aircraft offers a range of STOL light aircraft such as the Just Escapade, Just Highlander, and Just Superstol.
References:
– Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 46 and 62. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X.
– Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 112. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X.
– Just Aircraft LLC (2013). “About”. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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