Innovative Wings
Professional Aircraft Builders
About Us
About Innovative Wings
Innovative Wings Inc. is a Calgary-based aircraft building and maintenance company specializing in experimental and custom aircraft.
Since 1999, our team has helped aircraft owners and builders bring to life, from our builder assistance and complete aircraft build to maintenance, repairs, composites, modifications, avionics, and engine conversions.
We work with a wide range of aircrafts and have particular expertise in high-performance and turbine-powered aircraft. Our experienced team combines hands-on craftsmanship with practical aviation knowledge to take on projects both large and small.
Whether you’re starting a new aircraft project, looking to improve an existing aircraft, or need specialized maintenance and repair, we’re here to help turn your plans into an aircrafts ready to fly.
Based in Calgary, Alberta. Building, maintaining, and improving aircraft since 1999.
Our Services
Builder Assist, Complete Build, and Anywhere in Between!
Complete Aircraft Builds
Bring your aircraft project from components to completion
Builder Assist / Airframes
Get experienced hands and specialized equipment when you need them.
Airworthiness & Inspections
Inspections, documentation, and support to keep your aircraft airworthy.
Electrics & Avionics
Electrical systems, avionics installation and upgrades.
Engines and Conversions
Engine work and specialized turbine conversions.
Maintenance & Repair
Keeping experimental and certified aircraft flying
Manufacturing
Custom aircraft components and specialized fabrication.
“My Legend is around $120/hr, goes faster and is more fun! In 1,500hrs the only scheduled maintenance was 3 oil changes! Homebuilt is the way to go. It’s superior technology over certified aircraft and offers way more performance for your dollar. And it won’t cost an arm and a leg in operating costs because you don’t have to buy certified parts which, typically, are 300 – 2,000% more expensive.”
Our Achievements
Aviation Experience You Can See
Over the years, Innovative Wings has worked on aircraft that have goneon to achieve some remarkable things— from record-setting performance to major competition wins and unique aircrafts builds.
Featured on Wings Over Canada
As Canada’s top Turbine builder, Innovative Wings was the host to Wings Over Canada’s Turbine Edition. During the program, Wings Over Canada sampled many of the turbine aircraft built by Innovative Wings including the 400+Kt Garrett Legend!
Featured in Aviator Magazine
Innovative Wings was featured in Aviator Magazine’s ‘Kitplane Contractors’ article. The article highlights the cost benefits of experimental aircraft built by Innovative Wings and the technology available to uncertified aircraft.
Featured in the Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald interviewed Innovative Wings and Garrett Legend owner Marty Abbott in an article investigating the surge in home built aircraft, and in particular the high performance turbine aircraft emerging from Innovative Wings’ Springbank hangar.
Winner of the Air Venture Cup 2010 and Fastest Aircraft 2011
During the 2010 Air Venture Cup, the Turbine Legend (Garrett Edition) built by Innovative Wings decimated the competition, finishing 100Kts faster than the closest competitor!
Air Venture Cup
In 2017, Innovative Wings won its class at the Air Venture Cup, flying a Lancair built in collaboration with our friends at Advanced Composite Structures!
Other Claims to Fame…
To name a few, Innovative Wings built the World’s Fastest Single Engine Turboprop Aircraft (experimental or otherwise). We built the world’s only turbine Glasair Super2-S as well as the only Canadian Garrett powered Lancair IV-PT.
Ready to Start Your Project?
Reach out for a free, no pressure chat about your project.