Taiwan Dancer

Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. was a Taiwanese aircraft manufacturer based in Nangang Village, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City. The company president was Chin Lien Wei. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction.[1][2][3]

Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2002
Defunctcirca 2017
Headquarters
Nangang Village, Dayuan, Taoyuan City
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Key people
President: Chin Lien Wei
ProductsKit aircraft
Number of employees
7
Websitetdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net/index.html

The first aircraft design, the TD-1 was started in 1996 and was completed in 1999. The company was founded in 2002 and the TD-2 was completed the same year. The third design, the Taiwan Dancer TD-3, was completed in 2007 and won first prize for an aircraft design, awarded by the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs.[3][4]

By May 2017 the company website had been taken down and the company seems to have ceased operations.[5]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Taiwan Dancer
Model name First flight Number built Type
Taiwan Dancer TD-1 1999 Two seat ultralight aircraft
Taiwan Dancer TD-2 2002 Two seat ultralight aircraft
Taiwan Dancer TD-3 2007 Two seat ultralight aircraft

References

  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 122. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 129. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. (2007). "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. (2007). "Company Profile". Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. Taiwan Dancer Technology Co., Ltd. "Taiwan Dancer". tdaircraft.myweb.hinet.net. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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