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Spartan Microlights is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Astoria, New York.The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes, ultralight trikes and powered paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and kits for the US Experimental - Amateur-built category.
The A-10 Solo is a single-seat derivative of the two-seat Antares MA-32.It was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb).
The original engine supplied was the Rotax 277 single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine of 28 hp (21 kW), which is now out-of-production. Present engines available include the 28 hp (21 kW) Zanzottera MZ 34, 28 hp (21 kW) Hirth F-33 and the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447. [1] [2] In 2012 the aircraft was marketed under the name DFS Single.
The Samba is a minimalist aircraft, sometimes referred to as a nanolight-trike. It was designed to comply with the 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 210 lb (95 kg).
The specified powerplant is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 twin-cylinder, two-stroke, single-ignition aircraft engine. [1] [3] Assembly time from the kit is about 30 hours. The aircraft can be disassembled for ground transport in a van or pickup truck or storage by one person in 25 minutes.
The Jet Star was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category as well as the US light-sport aircraft category. It features a cable-braced or strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The resulting aircraft has a low landing speed of 20 mph (32 km/h) at the cost of a low cruise speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Butterfly features a cable-braced hang glider -style high-wing , weight-shift controls, a single-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration .
The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). [1] The aircraft design features a strut-braced topless hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel fairings and a single engine in pusher configuration. [1]