Bautek

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Bautek
Private company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters Kenn , Germany
Products Hang gliders
Ultralight trikes
Website www.bautek.com

Bautek is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Kenn. The company specializes in hang gliders and ultralight trikes. [1] [2]

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Kenn, Germany Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Kenn is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Ultralight trike powered hang glider with a Rogallo wing and a three-wheeled undercarriage

An ultralight trike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. 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 pilot and a single passenger. Trikes grant affordable, accessible and exciting flying, and have been popular since the 1980s.

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In 2009 the company branched out from producing hang gliders and constructed their first trike design, the Bautek Skycruiser. [2]

The Bautek Skycruiser is a German ultralight trike, designed and produced by Bautek of Kenn, Germany. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Bautek
Model name First flight Number built Type
Bautek Astir hang glider
Bautek Bico hang glider
Bautek Fizz hang glider
Bautek Kite hang glider
Bautek Milan Racer hang glider
Bautek Spice 2003 hang glider
Bautek Sunrise hang glider
Bautek Twister hang glider
Bautek Pico ultralight trike wing
Bautek Skycruiser 2009 ultralight trike

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 207. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X