AERO LTD.

Aero Ltd.

Based in Poland, Aero Ltd.
was founded in 1994. The
company’s mission is to bring
to market an inexpensive
two-seat aircraft for basic
training and tourism. Tomek
Antoniewski founded Aero
Ltd. in Warsaw, Poland, and
functions as the company’s
CEO. He is also the lead
designer of AT aircraft. He first
constructed the AT-1 as part
of a master’s degree thesis
while in the Warsaw University
of Technology’s Aeronautical
Department. The AT-1 is a
single-seat low-wing plane that
accumulated 2,500 hours of
flying time.

In 1996, Antoniewski created
the AT-2, using experience
accumulated during the earlier
project. Both projects led to
the present-day AT-3. Aero
built one AT-3 for flight testing
and another for static testing.
The prototype AT-3 has flown
1,500 hours in basic training
missions in the Warsaw
Aeroclub. The whole structure
of the AT-3, which was the
basis for the G-700S, was
designed in CAD.

To assist with the
manufacturing of the AT
line, Aero and Antoniewski
have attracted several
seasoned aviation
professionals with years of
design, manufacturing, and
certification experience. Some
have previously been involved
in designing and certifying
such planes as the Wilga and
PZL series. They also created
production jigs for structural
elements and a full set of
molds for carbon/Kevlar-fiber
composite parts.

In May 1999, the company
received a type certificate for
the AT-3. The company claims
the model is the first in Poland
and the sixth in the world to
receive JAR-VLA certification.