Case Name :      Adam Aircraft

Authors :           William D. Bygrave, Carl Hedberg, John Hamilton

Source:              Babson College

Case ID:             BAB010

Discipline :        Entrepreneurship

Case Length :    24 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

This case chronicles the evolution of Adam Aircraft, a highly innovative, entrepreneurial, start-up company that flew in the face of conventional wisdom in the general aviation market. Its founder, Rick Adam, had orchestrated the fabrication of two flying prototypes–the A500 twin piston and the A700 jet–at a speed of design and production that turned heads in all sectors of the aviation industry. Certification on both models was expected in the coming year–two years ahead of a number of well-funded competitors. With its third product–the A600 twin turboprop–nearly ready to fly, Adam Aircraft had become the one to watch in 2004.