American Autogyro Inc. Signs SparrowHawk Dealer in Russia
Groen Brothers Aviation
Inc. announced Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary, American
Autogyro Inc. (AAI), is further expanding its sales network by
opening a dealership in Moscow, Russia. The dealership is owned and
operated by Mr. Alex Lameko, President of the TwistAir Club in
Moscow. This is AAI's fifth international dealership location.
In addition to selling the AAI SparrowHawk, Mr. Lameko's
dealership will provide service, pilot training and builder assist
programs for SparrowHawk customers in the region. "We are very
happy that we could form this relationship with Mr. Lameko and the
TwistAir Club," says Mr. James Mayfield, President of AAI. "Alex is
very well known in the region and is very familiar with all facets
of light aircraft operation in Russia and Eastern Europe. The
setting up of the dealership and the associated sale of two
SparrowHawks to TwistAir this week is already generating great
interest within and beyond Russian borders."
Mr. Lameko said, "The
Twistair Club, of which I am President, has been well-known in
Russian and CIS general aviation since 1995. We are the most
experienced private aviation company in Russia. We provide sales
and services for private pilots and newcomers to general aviation.
We have two main goals in our organization. The first is to give
the customer exactly what he needs. The second is to do all we can
to increase flight safety. For both these goals we have chosen the
model which we believe is the most suitable for Russian customers
and local conditions: the American Autogyro SparrowHawk from Groen
Brothers Aviation."
The SparrowHawk is designed for many government jobs and for
private use including: Border, Pipeline and Powerline Patrol, VIP
Commuting, Fish and Wildlife Regulation, Agricultural Spraying,
Traffic Control and Airborne Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue,
Overhead Photography and Surveying, Sport Flying, Flight
Training.
"This is an important opportunity for us," says Mr. Mayfield.
"The Eastern European market is virtually untapped. By introducing
our aircraft into this market, at this time, we make safe, reliable
rotary wing flight available to a huge population, who will make
good use of our extremely affordable gyroplanes."
Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. has developed the first
commercially viable modern gyroplane, the "Hawk 4." The gyroplane
is a hybrid aircraft with the low operating cost of an airplane and
the off-runway operating capability of a helicopter. Through its
wholly owned subsidiary, American Autogyro, Inc., the Company has
also developed and is currently selling a smaller kit gyroplane,
the "SparrowHawk," to meet the growing demands of the home-built
gyroplane kit market, and to provide a safe, economical airborne
patrol vehicle for law enforcement and other government
applications. The Company continues to develop a nationwide
dealership network for the sale of these products.
The Company is also offering its proprietary technology to
develop large compound rotorcraft capable of vertical take-off with
ultra-heavy payloads and substantial range. Applications for this
technology include land and sea-based heavy-lift military
freighters, an aerial fire-fighting vehicle and a
runway-independent commercial airliner.