Private company

Spectrum Aeronautical

American very light business jet developer (1995–2021)

Spectrum Aeronautical was a business jet developer based in Carlsbad, California, with its development center located in Spanish Fork, Utah. The company went out of business in January 2021. An engine failure while flying a single-engine Stinson Voyager over the jungles of Honduras in 1958 nearly killed Spectrum CEO Linden Blue.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersCarlsbad1
  • Websitewww.spectrum.aero
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

Spectrum Aeronautical was a business jet developer based in Carlsbad, California, with its development center located in Spanish Fork, Utah. The company went out of business in January 2021.2

Products and brands

  • very light jet

Listed on Wikidata.1

The company had worked on developing two jets:

Spectrum S-40 Freedom

Spectrum S-33 Independence

From Wikipedia’s article on Spectrum Aeronautical, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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