Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft
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Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft, based in Arlington, Washington, is the designer and supplier of high-performance homebuilt aircraft kits, offering complete sets of parts and plans to homebuilders all over the world. The company's popular Glasair aircraft series are low wing, two-seat (side by side) fiberglass designs.
The Glasair TD of 1979 was the first pre-molded composite aircraft kit on the general aviation market. The company was started by Tom Hamilton and named, tongue in cheek, after the style of large aircraft manufacturers in the United States. Using Mr. Hamilton's middle and last name, the company was incorporated as Stoddard-Hamilton.
Retractable gear and up-engined models were later introduced, with the Glasair III Turbo capable of speeds in excess of 300 mph, and another model being fitted with a turboprop engine. In the mid-1990s, Glasair introduced the Glastar, a high-wing, short-field capable utility aircraft with two seats.
In 2001, the assets of Stoddard-Hamilton were bought by a pair of Glasair owners and divided into New Glasair LLC and New Glastar LLC, bringing the company out of bankruptcy and allowing continued production of kits at the Arlington factory.
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