Spartan Microlights

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Spartan Microlights
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
FateCompany for sale (February 2015)
Headquarters,
Products Powered parachutes, ultralight trikes, powered paragliders
Website www.flyforfun.net

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. [1] [2] [3]

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In February 2015 the company was listed as being for sale. [4]

The company offers several different lines of aircraft. The "DFS" line, for "Dual Face System", is a line of aircraft that can be flown with either a paraglider wing or a hang glider wing and includes the Spartan DFS Paramotor and Spartan DFS Trike. The Spartan DFD Aerotome is a two-seat ultralight trike design, that is also called the DFS Aerotome Dual. The Spartan BP Parawing is a one or two seat powered paraglider design. [1] [2] [3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Spartan Microlights
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Spartan DFS Paramotor Single-seat convertible powered paraglider or hang glider
Spartan DFD Aerotome Two seat ultralight trike
Spartan DFS Trike Single-seat convertible ultralight trike or powered parachute
Spartan BP Parawing Single or two-seat powered parachute

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  3. 1 2 Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page C-27. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN   0-9680628-1-4
  4. Spartan Microlights. "Spartan Microlights Manufacturing Business is now For Sale" . Retrieved 15 February 2015.