Own a RealClean Franchise — Your Aircraft Cleaning Business Starts Here
Request Information to Franchise
Check Out Our Numbers!
$1.8M
Total Income*
$2.9K
Average Ticket*
$34K
Highest Ticket*
Earn Predictable Revenue in a $15B Industry – No Experience Required
RealClean Aircraft Detailing offers a unique mobile franchise opportunity in the aviation industry, specializing in interior and exterior detailing. With no national competitors and service at over 50 Midwest airports, franchisees receive specialized training and support in a growing market.
Featured On:
What Makes RealClean the Best Franchise in Aviation Detailing?
How Crowded Is the Aviation Detailing Space?
Stands out with personalized services in a niche market that is driving consistent growth. Backed by Franchise Altitude, the brand offers strategic support, investment, and industry expertise to help franchisees scale successfully.
Do I Need Aviation Experience or a Shop?
With no industry experience required, no brick-and-mortar needed, and just three employees to start, you can build a successful, year-round business with no seasonality.
What Equipment and Products Do Owners Get?
RealClean provides franchisees with nationally recognized proprietary products, pre-negotiated pricing through supplier partnerships, and jobs booked and completed with no lead time—making it a seamless setup.
Which Partnerships Come With the Brand?
RealClean offers franchisees the advantage of strong national partnerships, including exclusive agreements with top suppliers and Live Takeoff, ensuring access to premium resources, streamlined operations, and competitive pricing for business success.
Steps to Franchise Ownership
We invite you to officially start our 7-step mutual evaluation process where you will learn more about this opportunity, and we will learn more about you!
Step 1
Introductory Call
Brand history and what makes us unique.
Step 2
Unit Economics
Startup and operating expenses, reported earnings, send FDD.
Step 3
FDD Review + Q&A
FDD signed, item review, questions answered.
Step 4
Territory Mapping & Confirmation Day Agenda
Territory analysis, C-day invitation, C-day preparation.
Step 5
Confirmation Day
Meet the franchisor’s leadership team, brand approvals, and decision day call.
Step 6
Franchise Agreement Delivery
Personalized franchise agreements delivered and signed, fees transferred.
Step 7
Welcome Call
Celebrate and discuss first steps as a franchisee.
RealClean Aircraft Detailing at a Glance
- Category
- Mobile aircraft cleaning and detailing franchise serving commercial and general aviation aircraft owners, operators, and FBOs/MROs
- Footprint
- A brand new franchise system moving fast: 0 to 27 franchised territories open across 15+ states in 2025 alone (its first full year of franchising), with 20 more franchise agreements already signed and roughly 49 additional franchised openings projected for the coming year
- History
- RealClean Franchisor, LLC (a Florida LLC headquartered in Elburn, Illinois), began offering franchises December 2024, built on affiliate Aircraft Detailing LLC's proof-of-concept business that has operated since 2019, under co-founders and Co-CEOs Lucas Goucher and Dennis "Dustin" Zeitler
- Business model
- Home-based, mobile aircraft cleaning and detailing service, using a branded cargo van to travel to aircraft at airports, FBOs, and hangars within your Territory
- Initial investment (1 territory)
- $218,685-$417,806 for a Tier 2 territory (up to 300 registered aircraft/15 aviation businesses) or $225,685-$417,806 for a larger Tier 1 territory (up to 400 registered aircraft/25 aviation businesses), including your initial franchise fee, branded cargo van/wrap/equipment package, and opening marketing
- Ongoing fees
- Royalty: 7.5% of Gross Sales. Brand Fund: 1.5% of Gross Sales (may rise to up to 3% on notice), plus a one-time $7,500/territory Brand Fund contribution at signing. Local marketing: at least $2,000/month for the first 6 months, then the greater of $1,900/month or 5% of Gross Sales ongoing (plus $1,300/month per additional territory)
- Agreement term
- 10 years, with the option to renew for one additional 10-year term
- Brand site
- realcleanaircraft.com
- FDD on file
- RealClean Franchisor, LLC FDD (issued April 30, 2026, revised August 17, 2026, reviewed in full for this brand)
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it actually cost, line by line?
A single RealClean territory runs $218,685 to $417,806 total, covering your $49,500 to $56,500 franchise fee, a fully branded and equipped cargo van, opening marketing, insurance, and working capital, with two territory tiers sized to fit your market's aviation activity.
Source: FDD Item 7What happens after I inquire?
You and up to 2 team members get 104 hours of free training combining classroom and hands-on technical instruction, and you can be open within 2 to 4 months.
Source: FDD Item 11Is my market available?
Your Territory is precisely sized using AMSTAT and AIRPAC aviation-industry data, and RealClean commits not to open a company-owned or newly franchised location inside it while you're in compliance, with the brand rocketing from its first location to 27 open across 15-plus states in 2025 alone and 20 more agreements already signed, so let's find real demand and open territory in your market.
Source: FDD Item 12Do I qualify?
Yes, you just designate an Operating Principal owning at least 20%, a Manager, and a Lead Detailer, all trained by RealClean at no charge, with no aviation background required.
Source: FDD Item 15What ongoing fees do I pay (royalty % and marketing/brand fund %)?
A 7.5% royalty on Gross Sales, plus a 1.5% Brand Fund contribution that fuels national and regional marketing working for your territory.
Source: FDD Item 6Do I need prior industry experience?
No, RealClean's 104 hours of training bring your Operating Principal, Manager, and Lead Detailer fully up to speed from scratch, all at no charge.
Source: FDD Item 11What training and ongoing support is provided?
104 hours of classroom and hands-on training for up to 3 people, plus ongoing phone and electronic support, pricing guidance, bookkeeping procedures, a company-maintained brand website, and Brand Fund-backed national and regional marketing.
Source: FDD Item 11Is this Executive Model Ownership friendly?
Yes, your Operating Principal holds ownership authority while your appointed Manager and Lead Detailer handle day-to-day work, making this a genuinely strong Executive Model Ownership fit.
Source: FDD Item 15How long is the franchise agreement term, and can it be renewed?
A 10-year term with one additional 10-year renewal option gives you up to 20 years to build lasting equity in your territory.
Source: FDD Item 17Are financing options available?
Practical financing for your cargo van and equipment package is readily available through third-party lenders, typically structured as a 10% down payment financed over 60 months.
Source: FDD Item 10Do I need employees, or can I run this solo?
Your core team is just an Operating Principal, a Manager, and a Lead Detailer, all trained by RealClean at no charge, and you scale up from there as demand grows.
Source: FDD Item 11Can I own multiple territories or units?
Yes, and RealClean rewards proven operators with a 20% discount on the Initial Franchise Fee for every additional territory you add.
Source: FDD Item 12What's the realistic revenue/profit potential (Item 19 highlights)?
RealClean's company-affiliate location posted $1,895,380 in Total Income for 2024 with a strong 20.4% net margin, and system-wide, franchisee average monthly sales climbed from $5,772 in month one to $14,689 by month 7, real proof this brand is built for fast momentum.
Is there a discount for veterans, educators, or first responders?
Yes, veterans and first responders get a strong 15% discount off the Initial Franchise Fee, one of the better discounts in the portfolio.
Source: FDD Item 5What's the exit strategy - can I sell the franchise later?
When you're ready, RealClean offers one of the more franchisee-friendly exits in the portfolio, holding only a right of first refusal rather than an option to force a purchase, with no transfer fee at all for family transfers.
Source: FDD Item 17Do I need a physical location, or is this home-based/mobile?
No, this is a genuinely home-based, mobile business, you operate from a home office and travel directly to aircraft in your Territory, with an optional storage unit available if you'd like one.
Source: FDD Item 7Take the Next Step
©2026 RealClean Aircraft Detailing. All Rights Reserved.
*Franchise FastLane, LLC (“FFL”) is an independent contractor retained by the Brand described on this webpage (“Franchisor”) to provide franchise sales and marketing services on its behalf. This webpage contains financial performance representations and other information from Franchisor’s Franchise Disclosure Document (“FDD”). Please refer to Franchisor’s FDD for additional information, including Item 19 of the FDD, which contains information on Franchisor’s financial performance representations. FFL has not verified and is not responsible for this information. This webpage and the information contained in it is not a franchise offering or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. A franchise offering (or follow-up or individualized responses to you that involve selling or attempting to sell a franchise) can be made only in a state if Franchisor is first registered, excluded, exempted, or otherwise qualified to offer franchises in that state, and only after your receipt of an appropriate FDD in compliance with applicable law. FFL has not verified and is not responsible for Franchisor’s compliance with applicable laws.
*1 of the 3 Affiliate Owned locations (33.3%) located in Maple Park, IL serving Chicagoland, Quad Cities, and the Moline, Illinois area reported $1,895,380 in total income and $386,833 in income less total COGS and Total SG&A/Disclosed Expenses (20.4% of total income) for the 2024 calendar year. The average ticket price for services rendered at this location during 2024 was $2,987.50, with a median ticket price of $1,652.18 and the highest ticket price at $34,995.46. There is no assurance, however, that you will do as well. Additional information concerning financial performance can be found in Item 19 of the Franchisor’s FDD.
Click here to learn more about Franchise FastLane & other franchise offerings with our brand partners.