Like Eclipse, Adam Aircraft comes to Orlando with a mostly certified aircraft and big plans for the future. The company’s A500 push-me/pull-you piston twin earned its full certification on Sept. 29, but with an asterisk involving operational altitudes. Soon that remaining hurdle will have been leapt and it, too, can concentrate fully on manufacturing. Unlike Eclipse — at least for the time being — Adam is also throttles-to-the-stops on developing its A700 AdamJet, a twin-boom VLJ. With two examples of the AdamJet pulling duty in certification test flying and a third undergoing final assembly, the company is clearly hard at work. As a reward for all its efforts, Adam’s order backlog now stands at $855 million and this week formally signed a sales agreement with Magnum Jet for up to 101 airframes.
Also like Eclipse, it is putting the final touches on necessary details like fully staffing its training department and announcing a very attractive “power-by-the-hour” program. This week, though, is a time for Adam to look even farther down the road at making additional airframes, closing additional sales, finding additional customers and entering additional markets.
Adam Aircraft at NBAA
Key Takeaways:
- Adam Aircraft's A500 piston twin is largely certified, with full certification imminent once a minor operational altitude hurdle is cleared.
- The company is actively developing its A700 AdamJet VLJ, with multiple aircraft undergoing certification testing and final assembly.
- Adam holds a substantial $855 million order backlog and recently signed a major sales agreement with Magnum Jet for up to 101 airframes.
- The company is also establishing support infrastructure, including a training department and a "power-by-the-hour" program, while planning future market expansion.
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