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The Flylight Dragonfly is a British ultralight trike, designed by Ben Ashman and produced by Flylight Airsports of Northamptonshire. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] Development of the Dragonfly started in 2007 with the aircraft entering series production in 2008. [2]
Flylight Airsports is a British aircraft manufacturer based in Northamptonshire.The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes and is noted for its line of retractable gear single seat aircraft, such as the Dragonfly.
The aircraft was developed from the Flylight Dragonfly single place, retractable landing gear trike. The E-Dragon features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit without a cockpit fairing, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single electric motor in pusher configuration.
The Motorfloater is intended as a simple, light and inexpensive aircraft with an emphasis on ease of handling and enjoyment, rather than speed. It was derived from the more complex Flylight Dragonfly and designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category as well as the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.
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The company was one of the leading manufacturers of powered parachutes and also produced some models of ultralight trikes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] One model, the single-seat Buckeye Eagle , could be flown as either a powered parachute or equipped with a hang glider -style wing and flown as an ultralight trike.
The ATF is a nanotrike intended for use as a motorglider, taking off under power and then shutting down the engine for soaring flight. [1] [2] [3] The aircraft was designed to comply with US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 186 lb (84 ...