Private company

Rans Designs

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

American aircraft manufacturer

Rans Designs, previously called Rans Inc. (styled all in capitals as RANS), is an American aircraft and, formerly, a leading American recumbent bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, based in Hays, Kansas, United States.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded¹

Industryaerospace industry¹
HeadquartersHays¹
Websitewww.rans.com
Legal formpartnership¹

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Products and brands

light-sport aircraft

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1974Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$196.7K 2020–2020

PPP loans $196.7K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2020	$196.7K	$196.7K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁴. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 12, 2020$196.7K PPP loan (first draw) from Astra Bank⁴To RANS DESIGNS INC., Hays KS; $197.8K forgiven Nov 3, 2020

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataRans Designs on Wikidata
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WikipediaRans Designs on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsRans Designs logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up