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Shark.Aero spol. s.r.o. is a Slovak aircraft manufacturer based in Senica. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ready-to-fly ultralight aircraft . Its sole product is the Shark.Aero Shark , produced in several models since 2006.
The Aero-Works Aerolite 103 is an American single seat, high-wing, pusher configuration ultralight aircraft, designed by Terry Raber and introduced by Aero-Works, Inc, of Millersburg, Ohio, in 1997. The aircraft's model number indicates that it was designed to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration FAR 103 ultralight rules.
Surprisingly, what really launched the powered ultralight aviation movement in the United States was not the Rogallo flexible wing but a whole series of rigid-wing motorized hang gliders. [3] The Icarus V flying wing appeared with its tip rudders and swept-back style wing was used as a base for some powered experiments.
Data from Cliche, Kitplanes and Purdy General characteristics Crew: one Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Wing area: 143 sq ft (13.3 m 2) Airfoil: semi-symmetrical Empty weight: 252 lb (114 kg) Gross weight: 525 lb (238 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine, 40 hp (30 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed ground ...
A super heavy-lift launch vehicle is a rocket that can lift to low Earth orbit a "super heavy payload", which is defined as more than 50 metric tons (110,000 lb) [1] [2] by the United States and as more than 100 metric tons (220,000 lb) by Russia. [3]
AirBorne XT912 Tourer Ultralight trike in Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast. An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. [1] These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a solo pilot, or a ...
Founded by Herbert Beaujon in the 1970s, Beaujon Aircraft has published the designs for eight ultralight aircraft and marketed seven of them in book form under the name How to Build Ultralights. The book and its plans have received praise from reviewers. Andre Cliche wrote: [1] “How to build ultralights".
The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 363 kg (800 lb). In its single-seat configuration and when equipped with a lightweight engine, it complies with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).