Liberty

Liberty Aerospace Inc., founded 2000, was a Bahrainian-owned manufacturer of general aviation aircraft based in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
The company, started by British entrepreneur Anthony Tiarks, produced one model, the Liberty XL2, a two-seat touring aircraft based on the British-designed Europa homebuilt airplane. Originally The XL2 design received FAA production certification in the spring of 2006 and commenced sales in North America and the European market.
In early April 2014, Discovery Aviation announced the acquisition of the Liberty XL2's FAA type certificate, all rights to manufacture the Liberty XL2 and that the resulting transaction, which saw the former senior management team of Liberty Aerospace join Discovery Aviation, would allow the aircraft to resume production. The Sausalito, California, based Discovery Aviation chose to consolidate the companies at the Liberty Aerospace Melbourne, Florida, facilities and retired the Liberty Aerospace company name.
Liberty Aerospace was incorporated as a Delaware For-Profit Corporation on October 6, 2000. It was registered as a Florida Foreign For-Profit Corporation on April 7, 2004. In October 2004, the Kuwait Finance House, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House of Bahrain, acquired 75% of Liberty Aerospace.

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Liberty XL2

The Liberty XL2 is a two-seat, low-wing, general aviation aircraft manufactured from 2004–2011 by Liberty Aerospace of Melbourne, Florida. A derivative of the Europa XS kit plane, it serves both as a touring aircraft for private flyers and as a flight trainer.
Subsequently, Discovery Aviation acquired the rights and in 2018 production of the aircraft (now named as the Discovery XL-2) resumed at the same Florida factory.

Liberty XL2, registration N537XL, built 2006, serial number 0031
Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 6 July 2016

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