Air Creation Earns First Trike SLSA Certificates

bydanjohnson

Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 11:46 PM ET

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Air Creation's Tanarg 912 and GTE 912 made history by receiving the first-ever Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) certificates for weight shift control aircraft.
These certificates uniquely approved the aircraft with four different compatible wings, showcasing a level of versatility not found in other SLSA types.
Air Creation, the leading manufacturer of trike aircraft, has a significant American connection through co-owner John Kemmeries.

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Mary Hoff, manager at the Scottsdale Arizona MIDO, hands John Kemmeries two Special airworthiness certificates for the Air Creation Light Sport models Tanarg 912 and GTE 912 (Tanarg is seen at left; watch for my pilot report soon).

Air Creation’s magnificent Tanarg 912 and their popular GTE 912 were presented with the first two weight shift control Special Light-Sport Aircraft certificates on January 20th in Arizona at Kemmeries Aviation flight center where Air Creation USA is based. Not only are these the first two certificates ever issued for weight shift control LSA, the Tanarg 912 and GTE 912 were approved with the iXess, iXess Training, KISS 450, and FUN 450 wings. None of the 24 airplane SLSA holders can make that claim of versatility. (If you don’t know this quality of trikes…the chassis or carriage can be flown with a variety of factory-approved wings.) Air Creation has delivered more trike aircraft than any other builder. This French company is 20% owned by American John Kemmeries, an icon and leader of weight shift aircraft in the United States.