Grumman American AA-1

AA-1 series
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
Role	Sport, personal and trainer aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	American Aviation
Designer	Jim Bede
First flight	July 11, 1963 as BD-1 prototype
Introduction	1968
Produced	1968–1978
Number built	1,820
Developed from	Bede BD-1
Variants	AA-5 series

The Grumman American AA-1 series is a family of light, two-seat aircraft. The family includes the original American Aviation AA-1 Yankee and AA-1A Trainer along with the TR2. The TR2 has a cruise prop and the trainer has a climb prop. Typically the TR2 came with more navigation instruments and of course was better for cross country flying because of her speed and lower fuel consumption for equal distances. Flight instructors warned they could go into flat spins and this was substantiated by the cockpit stickers that stated ”SPINS PROHIBITED". The Grumman American AA-1B Trainer and TR-2, plus the Gulfstream American AA-1C Lynx and T-Cat.^[1]