Grumman American AA-1

The Grumman American AA-1 series is a family of light two-seat aircraft that began as the BD-1, designed in 1962 by Jim Bede for kit building. American Aviation certified it as the AA-1 Yankee under FAR Part 23 in 1967 and the first production aircraft flew on 30 May 1968; the family later carried Grumman American and Gulfstream American names, with the AA-1A, AA-1B and AA-1C Lynx and the TR-2 and T-Cat variants. It uses a 108 horsepower Lycoming O-235 engine running on avgas and cruises noticeably faster than comparable trainers, and many went to flying schools. About 1,820 were built between 1969 and 1978, ending with the last AA-1C in 1978.