Dan Denney

Short description: American aircraft designer

Dan Denney, of Idaho is the original designer of the Kitfox airplanes and founder of Denney Aerocraft.^[1] He was the 1991 recipient of the EAA August Raspet Memorial Award for his "outstanding contribution to the advancement of light aircraft design".^[2]

Denney designed and built the Thunder Mustang, a 3/4 scale carbon fiber P-51 replica. The venture was unsuccessful financially, but in 1999 it was the fastest homebuilt kit in production.^[3]

He built and owned 92XL, the fastest normally aspirated Glasair III ever constructed, which brought Denney a variety of racing records and awards from 1992 through 2003.^[4]

After leaving the aviation business, Denney began manufacturing a high end ATV-Sandrail dubbed the Ridge Runner. The product was manufactured in Nampa, Idaho by Denney's new company Ridge Runner of Idaho. Ridge Runner ceased manufacturing operations sometime during 2007 or 2008.^[5]

References

↑ Kitfox Aircraft LLC (2006). "Kitfox History". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513193616/http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/KitfoxHistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
↑ Experimental Aircraft Association (2009). "August Raspet Memorial Award". http://www.airventure.org/awards/august_raspet.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
↑ Air Sports International (April 1999). "First Customer Built Thunder Mustang Flies-Beautifully". Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20081119075144/http://airsports.fai.org/apr99/apr99nws.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
↑ Stoddard-Hamilton News (1996). "Denney Glasair Breaks 300 mph". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105002/http://www.glasair.org/Site/Members/Newsletter/Issues/60_1_96.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
↑ ATV Source (May 2004). "RIDGE RUNNER OF IDAHO INTRODUCES NEW TWO SEAT ROUGH TERRAIN VEHICLE (RTV)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120040838/http://www.atvsource.com/articles/press_releases/2004/051904_ridge_runner_new_two_seat_rtv.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

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[KitfoxHist-1] Kitfox Aircraft LLC (2006). "Kitfox History". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513193616/http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/KitfoxHistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

[EAA-2] Experimental Aircraft Association (2009). "August Raspet Memorial Award". http://www.airventure.org/awards/august_raspet.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

[Thunder-3] Air Sports International (April 1999). "First Customer Built Thunder Mustang Flies-Beautifully". Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20081119075144/http://airsports.fai.org/apr99/apr99nws.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

[Glasair-4] Stoddard-Hamilton News (1996). "Denney Glasair Breaks 300 mph". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105002/http://www.glasair.org/Site/Members/Newsletter/Issues/60_1_96.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

[Ridge-5] ATV Source (May 2004). "RIDGE RUNNER OF IDAHO INTRODUCES NEW TWO SEAT ROUGH TERRAIN VEHICLE (RTV)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120040838/http://www.atvsource.com/articles/press_releases/2004/051904_ridge_runner_new_two_seat_rtv.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

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Dan Denney

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