The New Kolb Aircraft Company is an American

United States

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 aircraft manufacturer that produces kitplanes for amateur construction

Homebuilt aircraft

Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits.-Overview:...

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History

Homer Kolb first flew his initial commercial design, the Kolb Flyer, in 1970. The aircraft was ahead of its time and so Kolb waited until the ultralight aircraft boom of 1980 to incorporate his company, The Kolb Aircraft Company. Initially located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. The population is 16,440 as of the 2010 Census.- History :...

 the company marketed a wide range of kit aircraft and achieved considerable commercial success, delivering over 3000 aircraft.

In 1999 the company was sold to a group of investors, moved to London, Kentucky

London, Kentucky

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 and renamed The New Kolb Aircraft Company.

In 2003 New Kolb Aircraft introduced the Canadian-designed Ultravia Pelican Sport 600 into the US market in partnership with Ultravia Aero from Canada and Brazil's Flyer Industria Aeronautica LTDA. When Ultravia went out of business in 2006 Kolb purchased Ultravia's assets, including the Pelican design. The company then improved and developed the Pelican into the present Kolb Flyer Super Sport.

Aircraft

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Kolb Aircraft and New Kolb Aircraft

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Flyer			Single seat ultralight aircraft
Ultrastar Kolb Ultrastar |-See also:-External links:**...			Single seat ultralight aircraft
Firefly Kolb Firefly |-See also:...			Single seat ultralight aircraft
Firestar Kolb Firestar |-See also:...			Single seat ultralight aircraft
Mark III Kolb Mark III |-See also:-External links:...			Two seat ultralight aircraft
Mark III Xtra Kolb Mark III |-See also:-External links:...			Two seat ultralight aircraft
Slingshot Kolb Slingshot |-See also:...			Two seat ultralight aircraft
Kolbra Kolb Kolbra |-See also:...			Two seat ultralight aircraft
King Kolbra Kolb Kolbra |-See also:...			Two seat ultralight aircraft
Kolb Pelican Ultravia Pelican The Ultravia Pelican is the name given to two series of high wing, single engine, tractor configuration ultralight aircraft that were designed by Jean Rene Lepage and produced in kit form for amateur construction by Ultravia Aero International of Mascouche, Quebec. The company later relocated to...		over 700	Two seat light sport aircraft
Kolb Flyer Super Sport Ultravia Pelican The Ultravia Pelican is the name given to two series of high wing, single engine, tractor configuration ultralight aircraft that were designed by Jean Rene Lepage and produced in kit form for amateur construction by Ultravia Aero International of Mascouche, Quebec. The company later relocated to...			Two seat light sport aircraft