Global InformationBDC Aero Puma information
| Puma | |
|---|---|
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| BDC Aero Puma LSA/Limited | |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Aeroplast (Pluto and Drakken, 1980s-2005) Antonio Bortolanza (Puma, 2007) BDC Aero Industrie (Puma, 2010-present) |
| Designer | Antonio Bortolanza |
| Status | In production (2017) |
| Number built | At least seven by all manufacturers |
The BDC Aero Puma is a Canadian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, originally designed by the Italian aircraft designer Antonio Bortolanza and built by Aeroplast of Sale, Piedmont, Italy. It is currently produced by BDC Aero Industrie of Lachute, Quebec. At one time available as a kit for amateur construction, now the aircraft is supplied only as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "Puma-Aircraft History". Puma-aircraft.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Aeroplast". virgilio.it. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 75. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X