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The Berkut 360 is a tandem-seating two-seat homebuilt canard aircraft built primarily of carbon fiber and fiberglass. The plane is featured in the 2010 movie ''Kill Speed'' (''Fast Glass'').〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1027683/〕〔http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Kill_Speed〕 ==Development== The prototype Berkut was designed and built by Dave H. Ronneberg and Kerry Beresford as part of a business partnership between Ronneberg and Donald S. Murphy 〔(Court transcript )〕 (called Experimental Aviation) between 1989 and 1992. In 1992 the partnership dissolved, and Ronneberg (incorporating as Experimental Aviation, Inc.) brought the aircraft to market as a kit, while Murphy wanted to shelve the project entirely. A subsequent series of lawsuits between the two resulted in bankruptcy for Ronneberg and Murphy as individuals, and for EAI as a corporation. The kit was resurrected by Renaissance Composites, in 1996, with Ronneberg working as a consultant. In January 2001, under pressure from Ronneberg, Renaissance sold the assets to Vicki Cruse〔(EAA Chapter 96 newsletter, the ''Peninsula Flyer'' )〕 who then formed (Berkut Engineering Inc ). That company withdrew the aircraft from the market in 2002. Ronneberg continues with the project, which is now directed at UAV markets.〔(UAV flight demonstration video )〕 In 2003 a deal was struck to sell the project to Republic Aerospace but the deal fell through. Cruse was no longer involved with day-to-day operations, but maintained ownership, until her death on August 22, 2009, when the plane she was flying (not a Berkut) crashed in Britain. Through the various incarnations approximately 75 kits were sold, and 20 airplanes completed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berkut 360」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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