[1] The aircraft was the G1-80 Skyfarer, a two-seat cabin high-wing braced monoplane with a light alloy basic structure and a mixed steel tube and fabric covering.

It was powered by a 75 hp (56 kW) Avco Lycoming GO-145-C2 geared air-cooled four-cylinder engine.

[2] The aircraft incorporated aerodynamic control principles covered by patents issued to Fred Weick, an early aeronautical engineer who went on to design and market the Ercoupe.

[5] At one point, a company called Tennessee Aircraft planned on manufacturing the airplane.

[6] However, the rights and tooling passed to Grand Rapids Industries, who built two aircraft before stopping production.