Taiwan Dancer

Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. was a Taiwanese aircraft manufacturer associated with the design and production of ultralight aircraft supplied in kit form for amateur construction. The company was based in Nangang Village, in Taoyuan City's Dayuan District, and focused on lightweight aviation products rather than commercial airliners, military aircraft, or large-scale aerospace systems. The company's product-development history began before its formal founding. Its first known aircraft design, the TD-1, was initiated in 1996 and completed in 1999. This project established the company's interest in developing compact ultralight aircraft that could be assembled by private builders. Taiwan Dancer was founded in 2002, the same year that its second design, the TD-2, was completed. The sequence suggests a small, design-led manufacturer whose activities centered on successive aircraft projects rather than a broad industrial portfolio. Taiwan Dancer's third documented design was the Taiwan Dancer TD-3, completed in 2007. The design received first prize in an aircraft-design competition or award program administered by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. This recognition was a notable achievement for the company and provided official acknowledgment of its engineering and design work within Taiwan's light-aircraft sector. The company was led by Chin Lien Wei, identified in reference material as its president. Publicly available information provides limited detail about its ownership, distribution network, production volumes, commercial performance, certification record, or later operating status. Its former official website is cited as an external reference, but no current official website is available in the supplied material. Consequently, Taiwan Dancer's present status cannot be established with confidence. The available record supports describing it as a Taiwanese ultralight-aircraft design and kit manufacturer, while leaving its current operations and corporate continuity unresolved.

Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. was a small Taiwanese aircraft manufacturer based in Nangang Village, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City. Its documented business focused on ultralight aircraft, particularly aircraft offered as kits for amateur construction. This placed the company in the recreational and experimental aviation segment, where manufacturers typically develop lightweight designs for private builders rather than producing certified transport aircraft. The company's first documented project was the TD-1. Development began in 1996, and the design was completed in 1999. The project predates the company's stated establishment in 2002, indicating that the design effort began before the formal corporate foundation or before the company was publicly organized under its later name. The available reference material does not identify the designers, technical specifications, engine configuration, production numbers, or certification status of the TD-1. Taiwan Dancer was founded in 2002. That year also saw completion of the TD-2, its second known aircraft design. The timing connects the company's formal emergence with a new aircraft project and indicates a development program built around sequential ultralight designs. No detailed information is available in the supplied sources about whether the TD-2 was sold as a complete aircraft, a construction kit, or both, although the company is generally described as specializing in kit-built ultralights. The third known design, the Taiwan Dancer TD-3, was completed in 2007. It received first prize for an aircraft design from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. The award is the clearest documented public recognition of Taiwan Dancer's work and marks the high point of the company's recorded design history. The sources do not specify the name of the award program, the judging criteria, the competing entries, or whether the recognition led to expanded production or commercial partnerships. Chin Lien Wei was identified as the company's president. Beyond that executive reference, public information about the organization's management, ownership, workforce, manufacturing facilities, customers, export markets, and financial position is limited. The company's former official website is listed as an external reference, but a current website is not available in the supplied material. There is also insufficient evidence to determine whether Taiwan Dancer remains active, has ceased operations, or continues under another corporate structure. The historical record therefore supports a focused account of a Taiwanese ultralight-aircraft design and kit manufacturer, but not a definitive conclusion about its present corporate status.

• 2007

  TD-3 receives a Ministry of Economic Affairs design award

  [1]Taiwan Danceren.wikipedia.org

  The Taiwan Dancer TD-3 was completed and received first prize for aircraft design from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs.

• 2002

  Company founded and TD-2 completed

  [1]Taiwan Danceren.wikipedia.org

  Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. was founded, and its second documented aircraft design, the TD-2, was completed.

• 1999

  TD-1 completed

  [1]Taiwan Danceren.wikipedia.org

  The TD-1 design was completed after beginning development in 1996.

• 1996

  TD-1 development begins

  [1]Taiwan Danceren.wikipedia.org

  Taiwan Dancer's first documented aircraft design, the TD-1, entered development.

A specialist Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of ultralight aircraft kits intended for amateur construction and private aviation enthusiasts.

• Ultralight aircraft kit · 1999

  Taiwan Dancer TD-1

  The TD-1 was Taiwan Dancer's first documented aircraft design. Development began in 1996 and the design was completed in 1999. It formed part of the company's focus on lightweight aircraft intended for amateur construction. The supplied sources do not provide technical specifications, engine details, production quantities, or information about its certification or commercial availability.

• Ultralight aircraft kit · 2002

  Taiwan Dancer TD-2

  The TD-2 was Taiwan Dancer's second documented aircraft design and was completed in 2002, the year the company was founded. It was associated with the manufacturer's kit-built ultralight-aircraft business. Available reference material does not state whether the design was sold as a complete aircraft, a kit, or both, and does not identify its performance specifications or production history.

• Ultralight aircraft kit · 2007

  Taiwan Dancer TD-3

  The TD-3 was Taiwan Dancer's third documented aircraft design and was completed in 2007. It received first prize for an aircraft design from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, making it the company's most prominently recognized project in the available record. The supplied sources do not describe the aircraft's configuration, technical characteristics, sales, or subsequent production.

1. 1Taiwan Danceren.wikipedia.org