Progressive Aerodyne

Progressive Aerodyne, Inc
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1991
FounderKerry Richter
Wayne Richter
Paige Lynette
Defunct2024
Headquarters
Tavares, Florida
,
United States
Key peopleCEO: Geoffrey Nicholson
ProductsKit aircraft
Websitewww.searey.com
Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey

Progressive Aerodyne, Inc was a Chinese owned aircraft manufacturer with production based in Tavares, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of amphibious kit aircraft for the amateur-construction market.

History

The company was founded in 1991 in Orlando, Florida by Kerry Richter, Wayne Richter and Paige Lynette. The company moved to Tavares, Florida in May 2010, naming Adam Yang as CEO. In 2013, Adam Yang was replaced by Geoffrey Nicholson.

The company's main product, the SeaRey, was first flown in November 1992.

The company opened a Shanghai, China, office in 2014, and was bought by Chinese investors in 2016.

The company shut down in early 2024.

Aircraft

Aircraft built by Progressive Aerodyne
Model name First flight Number built Type
SeaRey 1992 480 (2011) two-seat amphibious kit aircraft
Stingray 1990s at least nine single-seat amphibious kit aircraft

References

  1. ↑ Progressive Aerodyne, Inc (2022). "Management". Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "SeaRey maker inop, buyer sought". 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 66 Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ↑ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 70. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  5. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, pages 225-226. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  6. ↑ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 74. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  7. 1 2 Progressive Aerodyne (2013). "History". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.