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President and CEO Jack Braly announced on 28 October 2008 that "Flight test and other development activity have been suspended". Braly indicated that the company's investment team and board of directors are reviewing the economic and market conditions and will decide on a new schedule for certifying
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Industrial
Investments, the Russian company that purchased Adam Aircraft, restarted work on the A700 and in May 2008 had 60 employees back at work. Industrial Investments reportedly ordered 75 A700s prior to Adam Aircraft's bankruptcy. AAI had initially intended to certify the A700 in the first
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Aircraft recorded, which would have greatly simplified certification efforts by the new company, however in April 2009 Adam Aircraft ceased operations and laid off all its staff, ending development of the A700.
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Aerospace, the new holder of the type certificate, indicated that they would concentrate on the A500 and had no plans to continue development of the A700, even though they had two disassembled examples.
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In order to balance the twin rear-mounted engines properly, the forward fuselage was lengthened by 4 feet. In the A500, the front engine is balanced by the rear engine and
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Aircraft was purchased from bankruptcy by AAI Acquisition Inc who have indicated their intention to continue with certification of the aircraft.
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bankruptcy liquidation on 19 February 2008, prior to the certification or delivery of any production A700s.
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was a proposed six-seat civil utility aircraft developed by
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394:"Adam Aircraft 2007 Year End Review"
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441:"Adam Aircraft Suspends Operations"
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467:"Adam Aircraft files Chapter 7"
418:Avweb News Stream (July 2003).
334:Avidyne Entegra (Glass Cockpit)
149:Federal Aviation Administration
734:Adam Aircraft website archives
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315:41,000 ft (12,000 m)
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641:""New" Adam 500 In The Works"
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269:9,350 lb (4,241 kg)
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568:"A700 Certification Shelved"
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61:Development ended April 2009
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141:economic crisis of 2008
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33:General information
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124:Development
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208:Data from
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