private company founded 1974 founder randy schlitter headquarters hays kansas united states key people ceo randy schlitter products light sport aircraft kit aircraft bicycles tricycles website www.rans.com rans designs previously called rans inc. styled all in capitals as rans is an american aircraft and bicycle manufacturer based in hays kansas united states . the company name is a portmanteau of the first and last names of the company founder randy schlitter . rans has produced over 3000 aircraft in kit form and as completed aircraft . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 contents 1 history 2 aircraft 3 cycles 4 references 5 external links history edit rans was founded in 1974 as a pedal powered sail trike and unpowered land yacht manufacturer . early pedal powered sail trikes were the delta sx eagle 4 windhawk and the monorai . the company was successful in the marketplace producing over 1500 sail trikes and also in racing . even two place tandem pedal powered sail trikes were produced like the rans gemini . rans sail trikes were used by such people as avid sailor bob hope . 6 13 after trying hang gliding and considering designing an ultralight sailplane schlitter turned his attention to designing an ultralight aircraft . dissatisfied with the early ultralights available his s 4 coyote prototype was commenced in november 1982 . schlitter founded a new company aero max with investment from a friend to produce the s 4 . the s 4 first flew in march 1983 but the company broke up over financial issues and the design fell to rans to produce . 6 13 rans s 7c courier schlitter kept designing new aircraft and by 2006 had a stable of 12 designs in production . on 1 june 2006 schlitter ended production of many of the designs to concentrate on the new light sport aircraft market . in 2010 the line consisted of six basic aircraft designs . 14 15 aircraft edit rans s 10 sakota summary of aircraft built by rans model name first flight number built as of type rans s 2 coyote 1983 1 single seat high wing conventional landing gear ultralight rans s 3 coyote 1983 1 single seat high wing conventional landing gear ultralight rans s 4 coyote 1983 246 december 1998 single seat high wing conventional landing gear ultralight rans s 5 coyote 1983 included in s 4 total single seat high wing tricycle landing gear ultralight rans s 6 coyote ii 1988 1842 january 2008 two seat high wing tricycle or conventional landing gear light aircraft rans s 7 courier 1985 325 december 2007 two seat high wing conventional landing gear light aircraft rans s 9 chaos 1986 129 december 1998 single seat mid wing conventional landing gear aerobatic ultralight rans s 10 sakota 1988 147 december 1998 two seat mid wing conventional landing gear aerobatic light aircraft rans s 11 pursuit 1991 3 prototypes only single seat low wing tricycle landing gear lifting body rans s 12 airaile 1990 1000 2006 two seat high wing tricycle landing gear light aircraft rans s 14 airaile 1991 125 december 2004 single seat high wing tricycle landing gear ultralight rans s 15 pursuit ii not built two seat low wing retractable tricycle landing gear lifting body rans s 16 shekari 1994 22 december 2004 two seat low wing conventional or tricycle landing gear light aircraft rans s 17 stinger 1996 38 december 2004 single seat high wing conventional landing gear open cockpit ultralight rans s 18 stinger ii 2000 30 december 2004 two seat high wing conventional landing gear open cockpit ultralight trainer rans s 19 venterra 2007 11 november 2010 two seat low wing tricycle landing gear light sport aircraft rans s 20 raven 2013 1 january 2014 two seat high wing tricycle or conventional landing gear light sport bush aircraft rans s 21 outbound pending none july 2016 two seat high wing tricycle or conventional landing gear light sport bush aircraft cycles edit rans v2 formula long wheelbase recumbent bicycle fitted with a fairing rans v long wheelbase recumbent bicycle rans is also known as a manufacturer of upright and recumbent bicycles . in 2011 the bike line included 16 crank forward upright bike models 14 recumbents three tandems and one delta tricycle . 16 pedal forward fusion fusion st cruz dynamik citi street sequoia hammertruck zenetik alterra road alterra ti road alterra alterra ti alterra 29 alterra 700x mini recumbents v rex le ti rex enduro 26 enduro sport f5 f5 pro formula le stratus le stratus xp stratus xp ti stratus xp all xstream xstream 26 xstream team tandems dynamic duo screamer seavo trikes trizard references edit cliche andre ultralight aircraft shopper s guide 8th edition pages b 48 & b 97 . cybair limited publishing 2001 . isbn 0 9680628 1 4 downey julia 1999 kit aircraft directory kitplanes volume 15 number 12 december 1998 page 65 . primedia publications . issn 0891 1851 downey julia 2005 kit aircraft directory kitplanes volume 21 number 12 december 2004 page 53 . belvoir publications . issn 0891 1851 downey julia 2008 kit aircraft directory kitplanes volume 24 number 12 december 2007 page 69 . primedia publications . issn 0891 1851 purdy don aerocrafter homebuilt aircraft sourcebook page 238 . bai communications . isbn 0 9636409 4 1 a b c rans n.d. . about rans . retrieved 20 november 2010 . bertrand noel ; rene coulon ; et al world directory of leisure aviation 2003 04 page 157 . pagefast ltd lancaster ok 2003 . issn 1368 485x taylor michael j. h. 1996 . brassey s world aircraft & systems directory . london england brassey s. p. 501 . isbn 1 85753 198 1 . taylor john ed jane s all the world s aircraft 1984 1985 page 711 . jane s publishing company 1984 . isbn 0 7106 0801 2 taylor john ed jane s all the world s aircraft 1986 1987 pages 701 702 . jane s publishing company 1986 . isbn 0 7106 0835 7 taylor john ed jane s all the world s aircraft 1987 1988 pages 698 699 . jane s publishing company 1987 . isbn 0 7106 0850 0 taylor john ed jane s all the world s aircraft 1988 1989 pages 592 594 . jane s publishing company 1988 . isbn 0 7106 0867 5 a b rans designs n.d. . rans the early years . retrieved 29 november 2010 . aero news network may 2006 . rans light sport aircraft are the future . retrieved 21 november 2010 . rans designs n.d. . models . retrieved 29 november 2010 . rans designs n.d. . rans bikes . retrieved 16 may 2011 . external links edit rans official website rans bikes v t e aircraft produced by rans designs homebuilt aircraft s 4 coyote s 5 coyote s 6 coyote ii s 7 courier s 9 chaos s 10 sakota s 11 pursuit s 12 airaile s 14 airaile s 15 pursuit ii s 16 shekari s 17 stinger s 18 stinger ii s 19 venterra s 20 raven s 21 outbound v t e american bicycle manufacturers current american star bike friday bilenky cycle works bohemian brooklyn bicycle co. bontrager calfee design cannondale catrike centurion chumba racing co motion columbia cortina cruzbike cycle force group dahon diamondback dynacraft bsc electra ellsworth handcrafted fantasy toys lowrider bicycle & hobby felt fuji fyxation gendron inc. gt haro huffy 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