Sperwill Ltd

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Sperwill Ltd
Company type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Foundedc. 2001
Defunctc. 2009
FateOut of business
Headquarters,
Key people
Riann Oliver
Products Paramotors

Sperwill Ltd (sometimes Sperwill Aviation) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Bristol and founded by Riann Oliver. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category. [1]

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The company seems to have been founded about 2001 and gone out of business in 2009. [2]

The company built a wide range of paramotors noted for their ability to be completely dismantled for ground transport. Each model used a different engine, while retaining similar frame features. [1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Sperwill Ltd
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Sperwill 120 mid-2000s paramotor
Sperwill 2+ mid-2000sparamotor
Sperwill 3+ mid-2000sparamotor
Sperwill 210 mid-2000sparamotor
Sperwill TX mid-2000sparamotor
Sperwill CA mid-2000sparamotor
Sperwill ST mid-2000sparamotor

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References

  1. 1 2 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 75. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. "Sperwill". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 January 2016.