AJ Glider
Hi Dave: Thanks for the post. I know all about the Florio Flyer Rocket plane because I was instrumental in it's design. Back in the 80's, I thought about producing the AJ Interceptor since I knew that the patents had run out a long time ago. I made a few, but didn't have the time to devote to designing a production line, so I talked John Florio into designing the jigs and tooling, and he did a superb job. I became their sole distributor, and in a short time we sold thousands of those planes. At that time, we had to get them into boxes at a cost of $2.00 and still make a one-dollar profit. We sold them retail at $3.95. Wholesalers like SIG and Horizon got a 50% discount, whereas hobby shops got 40%. Once we established the wholesalers, we had to stop sales directly to the hobby shops.
I sold my business in 1991, and they were raising prices at that time. I really have no idea of who is manufacturing them today.