Fri, Jan 11, 2008
Twin-Engine Light Aircraft Designed For National Geographic
Society
Lockwood Aircraft president Phil Lockwood -- lead designer and
motivating force behind the Air-Cam -- received an interesting call
one morning in late November. It wasn’t official yet, the
caller said... but Air-Cam Number One had been accepted into the
permanent collection of the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh,
WI.
Well, it's official now. Due to space and other considerations,
the world-class facility must decline many offers... making
acceptance of the Air-Cam a special event for Lockwood, and his
staff.
"We are exceedingly pleased and honored that Air-Cam #1 will
join many other illustrious airplanes that are part of aviation
history. EAA’s museum has one of the world’s most
noteworthy collections," said Lockwood.
The Air-Cam is a somewhat unusual, twin-engine, very light
aircraft, capable of flying into short, unimproved airstrips or
being safely flown over the most challenging terrain. The National
Geographic Society commissioned the design and construction of the
Air-Cam, and the serial #1 was shipped to the Congo and flown for
National Geographic by Phil Lockwood.
In mid-2006 Lockwood regained ownership of the Air-Cam design
rights (for some years held by Leza Aircraft). After
Lockwood’s facility was expanded to make room for the new
venture, tooling and inventory was moved across Sebring airport. In
the deal, Phil and his staff took over not only Air-Cam, but also
the very popular Drifter series. Both aircraft have entered renewed
serial production.
Lockwood Aircraft is the designer, developer, and producer of
the twin-engine Air-Cam and of several single-engine Drifter
models. Part of a family of aviation companies, Lockwood Aircraft
has a 15-year history with the Air-Cam, and three decades of
experience with the Drifter series.
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