| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | N.K. (Bud) Found |
| Fate | Bankrupt 2013 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Certified aircraft |
| Website | www.foundair.com |
Found Aircraft Canada was an aircraft manufacturer based in Parry Sound, Ontario. Found originally formed in 1946 to produce a new bush plane design, the FBA-1, but entered production in 1964 with the Found FBA-2. The original company ceased production of the FBA-2 in 1967. In 1994 the company re-formed and starting in 1997 placed the FBA-2 back in production as the FBA-2C1 Bush Hawk and FBA-2C2 Bush Hawk-XP.
In 2008, two new and improved models were developed for the private pilot market. Both were built under their Expedition Aircraft brand, launched in 2007. The two models (the E350 and the E350XC) were planned for both tricycle and conventional gear. The E350 was marketed as a Cessna 206 competitor, featuring higher performance, four doors, and STOL performance. The Expedition E350 was FAA type certified in December 2008.[1][2]
Found Aircraft Company ceased trading in early 2014.[3]
- ^ Expedition Aircraft (n.d.). "Expedition Aircraft". Retrieved 2009-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Grady, Mary (December 2008). "Canada's Expedition E350 Gets FAA OK". Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Foundair". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 August 2015.