Cosmos ULM

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Cosmos ULM
Private company
Industry Aerospace
Key people
General Manager: Daniel Harruch
Products Ultralight trikes
Website www.cosmos-ultralight.com

Cosmos ULM (Ultra Léger Motorisé, English: Motorized Ultralight), also called Cosmos Ultralight SA de CV, is an ultralight trike aircraft manufacturer that was originally based in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, France. Its aircraft are supplied as factory completed aircraft and are not available as kits. [1] [2] [3]

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.

Fontaine-lès-Dijon Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Fontaine-lès-Dijon is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is known for the Couvent et Basilique Saint-Bernard, a collection of buildings on the site of the birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

France Republic with mainland in Europe and numerous oversea territories

France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million. France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.

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The company went bankrupt in the late 2000s and was reformed as Cosmos Ultralight in Puente de Ixtla, Mexico. [4]

Puente de Ixtla locality in Puente de Ixtla Municipality, Mexico

Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°37′01″N99°19′23″W. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census.

Mexico country in the southern portion of North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

Aircraft

A Cosmos ultralight trike at the Aerosport air show in 2013 Aerosport 2013 (Igualada) EC-XLA (aircraft).JPG
A Cosmos ultralight trike at the Aerosport air show in 2013
Summary of aircraft built by Cosmos
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Cosmos Bison ultralight trike
Cosmos Echo ultralight trike
Cosmos Samba ultralight trike
Cosmos Phase II ultralight trike
Cosmos Phase III ultralight trike

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