Aero and Engineering Services
Aero and Engineering Services Ltd
AES
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History
In 1981 David Wilson, who ran Aero and Engineering Services (AES) in Washington, Tyne and Wear, acquired the sole European rights to the American Striplin Lone Ranger and Sky Ranger machines. He made a number of modifications to these before putting his own versions into production.
David decided to design a productionised version and sought proper finance to get the machines into quantity production. Concentrating on the two-seater, he produced a prototype outwardly very similar to the AES Sky Ranger but simpler and quicker to build and with provision for the Lotus four-cylinder four-stroke engine Magnum. He called it the Rover and set up Rover Aviation to build it, closing AES after some 12 aircraft had been built. But the new company never got off the ground due to a series of financial problems, and David went to work instead for Aviation Composites.
Company References
- Ultralight and Microlight Aircraft of the World, Alain-Yves Berger and Norman Burr (Haynes, 2nd Ed., 1986)
Project Data
| Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec (Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Ranger | 1981 | Proto | 1 | 1S, 1E microlight | 1 | ||||
| Sky Ranger | 1983 | Prdn | 3 | 1S, 1E microlight | 2 |
Project References
Production Details and Type Description
A single-seat single-engined strut-braced high-wing monoplane with conventional three-axis control, featuring a partially enclosed glassfibre fuselage. The majority of the construction is laminated glassfibre and foam, with spar caps and trailing edge and conventional wood and fabric elevator, ailerons and rudder. One Zenoah 22 h.p. powerplant mounted above the wing driving tractor propeller.
| AES Lone Ranger Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 34 ft | 15 ft 10 in | 7 ft 2 in | 153 sq ft | 210 lb | 476 lb | 55 mph/ 48 kn | 75 mph/ 65 kn | 250 mi | 10000 ft |
| 10.36 m | 4.83 m | 2.18 m | 14.21 m2 | 95 kg | 216 kg | 89 km/h | 121 km/h | 402 km | 3048 m |
One UK registered aircraft: G-MBDL (c/n 109). To Aero and Engineering Services Ltd., Washington, Tyne and Wear.
A side-by-side two-seater single-engined high-wing monoplane with conventional three-axis control, featuring a partially enclosed glassfibre fuselage. The majority of the construction is laminated glassfibre and foam, with spar caps and trailing edge and conventional wood and fabric elevator, ailerons and rudder. One Cuyuna 430 30 h.p. powerplant mounted above the wing driving tractor propeller.
| AES Sky Ranger Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 36 ft | 17 ft | 8 ft | 162 sq ft | 330 lb | 760 lb | 65 mph/ 56 kn | 80 mph/ 70 kn | 250 mi | 8000 ft |
| 10.97 m | 5.18 m | 2.44 m | 15.05 m2 | 150 kg | 345 kg | 105 km/h | 129 km/h | 402 km | 2438 m |
Total AES Production4
Page Revision History
Revised at Version 2.0.0- Added Type Description and Specification details.
- Improved Company details.
- Added Sky Ranger details.