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About
Aero-Sport International
Company
Profile
Aero Sport International Ltd (ASI) is a limited liability
company incorporated in New Zealand. It commenced operations
in September 1999 with the vision of designing and manufacturing
state of the art gyroplanes.
ASI is based in Auckland, New Zealand and the KAHU is the
first gyroplane model it has manufactured. The founder of
the company is Chris Wade who developed a fascination for
Gyros whilst researching another Wade Group project in rotary
engines.
Achievements to date
- 3rd
of October 2000 - The Kahu prototype was registered by New
Zealand Civil Aviation (Registration. ZK-RCP).
- 1st
May 2001 - The Kahu design was registered with the New Zealand
Intellectual Property Office.
- 27th
July 2001 - The Kahu prototype underwent its first flight
in Tauranga New Zealand.
- 24th
August 2001 - this prototype gained a temporary flight permit
certificate allowing for full prototype testing.
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What next?
Following full certification of the first aircraft we will
be establishing an assembly facility with the aim of gaining
full New Zealand CAA "Type Certification" for the
Kahu gyroplane.
During this process we will be producing several variations
on the base model aimed at niche markets:
- Sports
recreational
- Agricultural
- Patrol/Surveillance
Finally,
a 4-seater gyroplane is also on the drawing board. Once ASI
have the production process refined for the KAHU and WADEAero
engine, and the customers are all happy, then we will get
the drawing off the board and into a prototype.
The
Team
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CB
Wade (Director)
BE Mech, P Eng Auto, F.I.D. iag Reg UK
Chris
is the inventor of both the 'KAHU' gyroplane and the
'WADEAero' engine. He is also Chairman of the WADE Motor
Group and its subsidiary companies that are involved
in the development and research of the WADE engine,
a new combustion engine under PCT application.
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Chris's
early employment with the Ford Motor Company included roles
in research and development in the UK. He has been involved
in engineering and management with the NZ Government and the
World Bank and has extensive project management and consulting
experience globally.
Between
1985 and 1992 Chris held senior management roles in engineering
and production companies in NZ including automotive component
manufacture and foundry operations. Since 1992 he has been
fully committed to research and development of own engineering
projects in WADE Motor Group and Aero-Sport.
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Jury (Director) B.Sc., B.Com
Ian
Jury has more than a decade of experience in the information
technology industry specializing in relational database
design and implementation. Ian has undertaken various
roles from Software Development and Design through to
Development Manager for both local and multinational
companies in New Zealand and Australia.
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Since
1997 Ian has also been involved in the development and management
of a new direct banking software package, which is installed
in AMP globally. Ian 's company for this venture is www.ntbs.com.
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MK
Wade (Director) NZLS LE, AICM
Michelle
is formerly a Credit & Risk consultant in the Financial
Services Industry with nearly two decades of experience
in retail banking, specialising in insolvency and credit
management. During her career Michelle has worked for
multinational companies throughout New Zealand, in Australia
and United Kingdom. Roles have also been held within
the hospitality and metals industries.
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In
2001 with the arrival of her first child Michelle returned
to NZ to assist manage the Aero-Sport venture, along with
other family entities and to commence an MBA.
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Robert
Connell (Rotary Engine Technician) NZQA Trade Cert.
Auto Eng.
Robert
commenced his career in automotive engineering in 1979
in a family business specialising in rotary engines.
This led to an involvement in rally car racing in NZ
with Robert driving his own modified Mazda RX3 and RX7.
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Robert
then became involved in professional world touring cars joining
theBMW support team. This led to a further support crew role
on the Asia Pacific Rally traveling from Hong Kong to Beijing.
Robert
has been a valued team member of ASI involved from the initial
engine development.
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