Welcome to the Aeroplane Manufactory!

We at Aeroplane Manufactory, with almost 50 years of aviation experience, strongly desire to balance the price of building and flying your own aircraft with safety, reliability and affordability. The Chinook line of aircraft has been on the market for over 35 years, with over 1,000 completed aircraft flying in over thirty countries. Although we no longer offer the Chinook Plus 2, its design has evolved into the extremely STOL Chinook DR and now our newest model, the Chinook SJ.

We offer the lowest price for the highest performing aircraft in our class. The quality of our parts and kits and ease of construction is paramount to our business and your success as a builder/pilot. Your dream and passion for building and flying your own aircraft is a shared dream and passion of ours. We are with you throughout the building process from start to finish.

Make your flying dreams a reality, affordably! Please contact us today to get started!


Aircraft Models

Chinook DR

The Chinook DR is a modified Chinook Plus 2 with the DR Landing Gear System. It comes with standard 5 gallon strut tanks and metalized fuselage. The Chinook DR aircraft kit comes in two versions, 2 stroke (Rotax 582UL) and 4 stroke (Rotax 912UL).

The kit comes complete to build the aircraft, but does not include the engine, engine accessories, propeller and paint. The Chinook DR can be modified to add our in-wing 10 gallon aluminum tanks for an additional charge.

This aircraft is extremely STOL.

Specifications

  • Length: 17'8"
  • Height: 5'10"
  • Wingspan: 32'
  • Wing Area: 154.4 sq ft
  • Average Empty Weight: 500 lbs
  • Useful Load: 544 lbs
  • Gross weight (assuming avg. empty weight): 1100 lbs
  • Fuel Capacity: 20 or 30 US gallons
  • Design Load Factors: Plus 4, Minus 2 G's
  • VNE: 95 MPH
  • Average Cruise Speed: 70 MPH
  • Rate of Climb: 500 to 1,200 FPM
  • Take Off Distance: 200ft
  • Range: 300 to 600 average miles
  • Service Ceiling: 12,000ft MSL
Chinook DR

Chinook SJ

The Chinook SJ is highly modified from the Chinook DR. The Chinook SJ aircraft kit comes in two versions, 2 stroke (Rotax 582UL) and 4 stroke (Rotax 912UL).

The kit comes complete to build the aircraft, but does not include the engine, engine accessories, propeller and paint. This aircraft comes with two 10 gallon internal aluminum wing tanks and it is possible to install both strut and in-wing tanks as requested by the customer.

This model Chinook is designed for the rigors of flight training and the extreme bush.

Specifications

  • Length: 22.8 ft
  • Height: 6.3 ft
  • Wingspan: 32 ft
  • Wing Area: 166 sq ft
  • Average Empty Weight: 585 lbs
  • Gross weight (assuming avg. empty weight): 1,300 lbs
  • Useful Load: 700 lbs
  • Fuel Capacity: 20 or 30 US gallons
  • Design Load Factors: Plus 4, Minus 2 G's
  • VNE: 95 MPH
  • Average Cruise Speed: 70 mph
  • Rate of Climb: 500 to 900 fpm
  • Take Off Distance: 200ft
  • Range: 300 to 600 average miles
  • Service Ceiling: 12,000 ft
Chinook SJ

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