28 August 2014
A year and a half after first flight of the prototype SAM aircraft, President Thierry Zibi has put the company up for sale.
Zibi says, “I came to the realisation that I love designing airplanes, but I am not so keen on running a production company.”
The SAM has flown a full test regimen, which has shown it to be spin-proof at both full-forward and full-aft CG; its Canadian certification has been awarded (and LSA is completely documented, awaiting only another production example). Tooling and fixtures are done, production has already started , and orders are in the books.
Over the past year, the SAM has generated a lot of publicity, having been flown by most of the major publications, and appearing on several covers, including the Summer 2014 issue of FLYER.
Zibi added, “The entire project is laid out to be manufacturable, for both factory and kit-builder. We have made ease of building second only to the flying qualities, comfort, and safety of the SAM.”
The SAM is certified in Canada as an Advanced Ultralight, and is fully compliant with the LSA Rule in the USA. It is an all-metal, two-place tandem machine.
“Come to Lachute and see the SAM, the factory, and everything that is part of the SAM Aircraft legacy,” said Thierry. “See what convinced our customers to put down their deposits, and you’ll have a ready-to-go operation, for dimes on the development dollar, or a tested, ready-to-deliver design to add to their existing line.”
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