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| name = Farrington Aircraft Corporation | logo = | caption = | type = Privately held company | traded_as = | fate = Wound up after death of founder | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = | founder = Don Farrington | defunct = 2000 | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Paducah, Kentucky | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = | key_people = | industry = Aerospace | products = Kit aircraft | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = | intl = }} The Farrington Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by Don Farrington and based in Paducah, Kentucky. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of kits for amateur construction.[1] The company produced the open-cockpit, two-seat Farrington Twinstar, selling 25 kits, of which about 12 were completed and flown.[1][2] The Farrington 18A was a kit version of the Air & Space 18A production autogyro, of which 20 were completed and flown.[1] Don Farrington died on 23 April 2000 following an accident with the Air & Space 18A gyroplane he was flying on 13 April 2000 and subsequently the company was wound up.[3] Aircraft
References1. ^1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 323. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}} 2. ^{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=TWINSTAR&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 27 March 2015|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 27 March 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20880&key=1&queryId=16a1a207-f458-4fd3-97f6-05bf2e6a7c0a&pgno=3&pgsize=50|title=MIA00LA133|work=National Transportation Safety Board|accessdate=27 March 2015}} 5 : Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States|Homebuilt aircraft|Autogyros|Companies based in Kentucky|Paducah, Kentucky |
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