Keuthan Aircraft

Keuthan Aircraft was a small American aircraft manufacturer based in Merritt Island, Florida. The company operated in the ultralight aviation sector and marketed aircraft in kit form, serving builders and recreational pilots who assembled their aircraft rather than purchasing fully completed production models. Its business therefore belonged to the homebuilt and experimental-aircraft market rather than to the mainstream general-aviation manufacturing sector. Publicly documented information about the company’s founding, management, specific aircraft models, production volumes, and distribution network is limited. Keuthan Aircraft ultimately ceased business in 1996. Following its closure, the company’s assets were acquired by Arnet Pereyra Inc., marking the end of Keuthan Aircraft as an operating manufacturer under its own name. No current corporate operations, official website, public listing, or continuing product program are identified in the available reference material.

Keuthan Aircraft was established as a small aircraft business in the United States and was located in Merritt Island, Florida. The company’s documented commercial activity centered on ultralight aircraft sold in kit form. This placed it within the homebuilt-aircraft segment, where customers typically acquire component packages and complete construction themselves for recreational flying or other permitted experimental-aircraft uses. The available historical record does not provide a confirmed founding year, founder, detailed corporate structure, or a complete catalogue of the aircraft associated with the brand. Unlike large aircraft manufacturers, Keuthan Aircraft appears to have operated on a limited scale and focused on a specialized enthusiast market. Its products were marketed as kits rather than described as a broad line of factory-completed aircraft. This business model reduced the distinction between manufacturer and customer-builder: the company supplied the design and materials, while the purchaser undertook some or all of the assembly. The surviving reference material does not identify the kit names, technical specifications, engine options, certification status, or production totals, so those details cannot be established here. Keuthan Aircraft ceased business in 1996. After the shutdown, its assets were acquired by Arnet Pereyra Inc. The acquisition indicates that the company’s physical, intellectual, or other business assets continued to have value after operations ended, although the available source does not specify which assets were transferred or whether any Keuthan aircraft kits continued to be produced under another name. No evidence in the supplied references establishes that the Keuthan Aircraft brand remains active today.

• 1996

  Business ceased

  [1]Keuthan Aircraften.wikipedia.org

  Keuthan Aircraft ceased business after operating as a Merritt Island, Florida-based marketer of ultralight aircraft kits.

• 1996

  Assets acquired by Arnet Pereyra Inc.

  [1]Keuthan Aircraften.wikipedia.org

  Following the company’s closure, its assets were acquired by Arnet Pereyra Inc.; the available source does not specify the individual assets or subsequent production arrangements.

A small American supplier of kit-built ultralight aircraft for recreational and homebuilt aviation.

• Ultralight aircraft

  Ultralight aircraft kits

  Keuthan Aircraft marketed ultralight aircraft in kit form for the homebuilt and recreational aviation market. The kits were intended for customer assembly rather than being sold solely as completed factory-built aircraft. Available reference material confirms the general product category but does not identify individual model names, airframe configurations, specifications, engines, or production quantities.

1. 1Keuthan Aircraften.wikipedia.org