The prototype A700 first flew on July 28 2003. Two conforming prototypes were built.
Adam Aircraft ceased operations on 11 February, 2008 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on 19 February, 2008, prior to the certification or delivery of any production A700s.
In April 2008 Adam Aircraft was purchased from bankruptcy by AAI Acquisition Inc who have indicated their intention to continue with certification of the aircraft.
Industrial Investments, the Russian company that purchased Adam Aircraft, has restarted work on the A700 and in May 2008 had 60 employees back at work. Industrial Investments reportedly ordered 75 A700s prior to Adam Aircraft's bankruptcy. AAI intends to certify the A700 in the first quarter of 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration has accepted the previous certification data that Adam Aircraft recorded, which will greatly simplify certification efforts by the new company.
Configuration
As with the earlier-designed A500 piston-engined model, the A700 featured a straight tapered wing, a central fuselage, and twin wing-mounted booms which supported aft twin rudders linked by a high horizontal stabilizer. Unlike on the A500, the A700's two engines were mounted on the sides of the fuselage, in a non-centerline thrust arrangement, eliminating one of the design advantages of the A500 configuration.In order to balance the twin rear-mounted engines properly, the forward fuselage was lengthened by 4 feet. In the A500, the front engine is balanced by the rear engine and empennage. In the A700, the longer front fuselage balances the rear engines and empennage.
Specifications (A700)
References
External links
- Former location of Adam Aircraft website - now a place-holder page
See also
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