IndUS Aviation is an American

United States

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 light aircraft manufacturer founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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 at the Dallas Executive Airport

Dallas Executive Airport

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. The company manufactures variants of the Thorp T-211

Thorp T-211

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 and the T-111, originally designed by John Thorp

John Thorp

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. Sub-assembly and component manufacturing is contracted out to the India

India

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n company Taneja Aerospace & Aviation with final assembly in the company's Dallas factory.

IndUS Aviation is currently developing an improved version of the Thorp T-211

Thorp T-211

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 which they call the Thorpedo LP.

By February 2010 the company had 28 aircraft in customer hands and registered with the FAA, including one T-11 Sky Skooter and 27 T-211s.

In March 2010, due to the ongoing economic situation, the company was undergoing a reorganization and its website domain registration had expired. By December 2010 the company reorganization was still reported as underway while the website had been restored.

Products

SkySkooter (T-111)

The SkySkooter is based on the T-111 with an 85 hp Jabiru 2200

Jabiru 2200

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 engine and is certified as a Light Sport Aircraft.

Thorpedo (T211)

The Thorpedo is based on the Thorp T211 with a lighter 120 hp Jabiru 3300

Jabiru 3300

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 engine and it is certified as a Light Sport Aircraft.

Certified T211

This aircraft is an FAA certified Thorp T211, similar to the original model and has a 100 hp Continental O-200

Continental O-200

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A engine. It is available in two variants, one with VFR

Visual flight rules

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 avionics and another with IFR

Instrument flight rules

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 equipment.

Thorpedo DP

A prototype diesel-powered variant of the T-211 was produced in 2008, it is fitted with a WAM 120 two-stroke inverted diesel engine.

External links

• IndUS Aviation website archives on Archive.org