AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot
The AMD Patriot is a light sport aircraft produced by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. In 2007 AMD announced that they intended to produce a high-wing, all metal, tricycle gear aircraft with a Continental O-200 engine to compete with the Cessna Skycatcher.
| AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot MXP 150 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light Sport Aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America Republic of Columbia |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Design AeroAndina |
| Designer | Maximo Tadesco |
| First flight | October 13, 2006 |
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Status | Abandoned/Cancelled |
| Produced | 2006-2010 |
| Number built | 20~ |
| Developed from | AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya |
| Variants | Eastman Patriot
AMD Zenair Patriot 150 |
The AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya was chosen as a donor platform for the sole prototype constructed. Built to comply with the FAA's Light/Sport aircraft standards, the plane was intended to compete with other light, recreational aircraft including the aforementioned Skycatcher. Production was halted in 2010 after AMD's rebranding to Eastman Aviation, which then promptly went defuct, and AMD aircraft's assets, along with the Patriot, were sold to Zenair, the manufacturer of Zenith kit Aircraft, who promoted it as the Zenair MXP Patriot, before production was finally ended for good after an internal restructuring to focus on Zenair's own in-house model line.