# Leading Edge Air Foils > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leading_Edge_Air_Foils > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leading_Edge_Air_Foils.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_Edge_Air_Foils > Source revision: 1065089498 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American aircraft parts supplier Leading Edge Air Foils LLC Type Privately held company Industry Aerospace Founder Bill Raisner Headquarters Lyons, Wisconsin , United States Products Kit aircraft, aircraft parts, aircraft engines Owner Bill Read and Mary Myers Parent Wag-Aero [Early Bird Jenny](/source/Early_Bird_Jenny) [Early Bird Jenny](/source/Early_Bird_Jenny) instrument panel **Leading Edge Air Foils LLC** (formerly **Leading Edge Air Foils, Inc.**), usually called **LEAF**, is an American [aircraft parts](/source/Aircraft_part) supplier based in [Lyons, Wisconsin](/source/Lyons%2C_Wisconsin). It is a US [limited liability company](/source/Limited_liability_company).[1][2][3][4][5][6] The company was founded by Bill Raisner in [Peyton, Colorado](/source/Peyton%2C_Colorado), in the 1980s and claims to be the oldest [ultralight aircraft](/source/Ultralight_aircraft) parts supplier. The company specializes in the provision of aircraft parts and [aircraft engines](/source/Aircraft_engine) and in the past supplied [kit aircraft](/source/Kit_aircraft) for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft) and ready-to-fly aircraft under the US [FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles](/source/FAR_103_Ultralight_Vehicles) rules.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The company is owned by Bill Read and Mary Myers and is part of the [Wag-Aero](/source/Wag-Aero) group of companies.[7] At one time a subsidiary, Raisner Aircraft Depot (RAD), sold the aircraft kits.[6] LEAF at one time offered kits and parts for other designer's aircraft, such as Dennis Wiley's [Early Bird Jenny](/source/Early_Bird_Jenny), Graham Lee's [Circa Reproductions Nieuport](/source/Circa_Reproductions_Nieuport), the [J & J Ultralights Tukan](/source/J_%26_J_Ultralights_Tukan) and [Antares MA-32](/source/Antares_MA-32) [ultralight trikes](/source/Ultralight_trike), as well as two of Raisner's own designs, the [Raisner Graffiti](/source/Raisner_Graffiti) two seat trike and the [LEAF Trike](/source/LEAF_Trike) single seat trike. The company has long been a [Rotax](/source/Rotax) aircraft engine dealer and overhaul facility.[1][2][3][4][5][6] ## Aircraft Summary of aircraft built by LEAF Model name First flight Number built Type Early Bird Jenny Biplane kit aircraft Circa Reproductions Nieuport Biplane kit aircraft J & J Ultralights Tukan Two-seat ultralight trike Antares MA-32 200 (as of 2005) Two-seat ultralight trike Raisner Graffiti circa 1997 Two-seat ultralight trike LEAF Trike 1980s Single-seat ultralight trike ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-2) Purdy, Don: *AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition*, pages 147, 193, 194 and 235. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9636409-4-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9636409-4-1) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan1999_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan1999_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan1999_2-2) Kitplanes Staff: *1999 Plans Aircraft Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 56. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesFeb2000_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesFeb2000_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesFeb2000_3-2) Downey, Julia: *2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 46. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan2003_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan2003_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-KitplanesJan2003_4-2) Downey, Julia: *2003 Plans Aircraft Directory*, Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2003, page 18. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cliche_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cliche_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Cliche_5-2) Cliche, Andre: *Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide* 8th Edition, pages B-43, C-29 and E-48 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9680628-1-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9680628-1-4) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Raisner_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Raisner_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Raisner_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Raisner_6-3) Raisner, William: *LEAF catalog*, pages 409-412 and 416. Leading Edge Airfoils, 1995. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GAN_7-0)** GAN Staff (August 5, 2005). ["Wag-Aero buys Safe Air Repair"](http://generalaviationnews.com/2005/08/05/wag-aero-buys-safe-air-repair/). *General Aviation News*. Retrieved February 17, 2015. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Early Bird Jenny](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Early_Bird_Jenny). - [Official website](http://www.leadingedge-airfoils.com/) v t e Leading Edge Air Foils (LEAF) aircraft Aircraft Antares Graffiti Jenny Nieuport Trike Tukan Companies Leading Edge Air Foils Wag-Aero --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leading Edge Air Foils](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_Edge_Air_Foils) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_Edge_Air_Foils?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.