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Bush plane readied for construction
By FlyingNews @ 12:47 PM :: 139 Views ::
0 Comments :: General Aviation, Small Aircraft Manufacturers
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A new plane that developers say will aid humanitarian efforts worldwide should be under construction on an assembly line sometime next year.
The Kodiak, being developed and built by Idaho-based Quest Aircraft, received Federal Aviation Administration approval for construction in May. Now, Quest is raising capital to manufacture the plane, said Dave Voetmann, of Edmonds, who for the past 10 years has worked to realize his dream of a new bush plane.
Voetmann raised more than $40 million from humanitarian and mission nonprofits in order to fully design the Kodiak, which will be the first new bush plane in more than 20 years.
Quest already has orders for more than 50 planes from groups such as Mission Aviation Fellowship based in Nampa, Idaho, for which Voetmann flew during the 1960s through the 1980s. Mission groups will receive the planes basically at cost for having covered production expenses.
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