Lockwood Aircraft

{{Short description|American aircraft manufacturer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use American English|date=June 2022}} [[File:AirCam Lockwood Leza Pedro.jpg|right|thumb|Phil Lockwood, Antonio Leza and Pedro Gonzalez pose in front of the Aircam.]] The '''Lockwood Aircraft Corporation''' is an [[ultralight aircraft]] manufacturer located in [[Sebring, Florida]].

Leza-Lockwood was started by ultralight pioneer Phil Lockwood after the [[National Geographic Society]] asked him to design a camera plane to film in the [[Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park|Ndoki Rain Forest]] in the northern [[Congo Basin]]. Lockwood wanted a plane that would allow an engine failure in the jungle so he leaned towards a twin engine. The twin engine design required a huge [[vertical stabilizer]] which required a big-torsion resistant [[fuselage]] tail. The resulting concept was the [[Aircam]].

Phil Lockwood sought funding from Antonio Leza to form the Leza-Lockwood Company with the intention of making the Aircam kit available to the public. During the development only two engineers, Michael Schwartz and Pedro Gonzalez, worked for Leza-Lockwood.

In 2007, Lockwood Aircraft, a new company formed by Phil Lockwood, purchased all design rights, inventory and tooling from the prior owner Antonio Leza.<ref name=ganews/>

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<ref name=ganews> {{Cite web | url = https://generalaviationnews.com/2007/07/06/back-by-popular-demand-lockwood-aircraftto-re-introduce-air-cam-at-oshkosh/ | title = Back by popular demand: Lockwood Aircraft to re-introduce Air-Cam at Oshkosh | website = General Aviation News | date=July 6, 2007 }}</ref>

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==Aircraft== *[[Lockwood Aircam]] *[[Lockwood Drifter]]

==External links== * [http://www.aircam.com/ Manufacturers web page]

[[Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the United States|Lockwood Aircraft Corporation]] [[Category:Companies based in Florida]]

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