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Vance Street Capital Buys Aircraft Brake Maker APS

Acquisition moves VS Aviation into the PC-12 PMA brake market

Aviation Products Systems PMA brakes — The acquisition of Aviation Products Systems adds PMA wheel and brake components, hose kits, and other parts to Vance Street Capital's stable of general aviation manufacturing firms.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

August 16, 2024

Vance Street Capital has rebranded its general aviation brands to Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings (VS Aviation) and has also acquired Aviation Products Systems (APS), a manufacturer of wheels, brakes, hose kits, and other parts. Among APS's products are longer-wear, FAA-approved Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) replacement brakes for the Pilatus PC-12's original Cleveland brakes.

In October 2021, Vance Street bought McFarlane Aviation, a manufacturer of PMA parts for light single-engine and turboprop airplanes, including those from Beechcraft, Cessna, and Piper. Vance Street added six FAA-PMA brands in April 2023 with an investment in Tempest Aero Group. Based in Burlington, North Carolina, Tempest has developed its own PMAs for oil filters, vacuum pumps, and other products and acquired brands such as Alcor, Consolidated Fuel Systems, Marvel-Schebler, Precision Airmotive, and Stratus Tool Technologies.

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