Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | mid-1970s |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Ultralight aircraft, aircraft engines |
Website | www |
Take Off Ultraleichtflug GmbH (English: Take Off Ultralight Aircraft Limited), often referred to as just Take Off GmbH, is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Hamm. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. It also builds aircraft engines, based upon BMW motorcycle engines. [1] [2]
The Minimum is a powered hang glider design that was introduced in 1979. This was followed by the Maximum, an ultralight trike, in 1989. The Merlin series of trikes was introduced in 1994. [1] [2] [3]
The company also builds aircraft engines based upon BMW motorcycle engines, including the 98 hp (73 kW) TBM 11 and the 115 hp (86 kW) TBM 12. [4] [5]
The company also builds ground effect vehicles, airboats and propeller-driven snowmobiles. [6]
Summary of aircraft built by Take Off:
The Normand Dube Aerocruiser is a Canadian single-engined, two-seat bushplane designed by Normand Dube and supplied as a kit for homebuilding by Aviation Normand Dube of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec.
The Coavio DF 2000 is a single-engine, high-wing all-metal ultralight aircraft with side-by-side seating for two. Built in Italy, production began in 2004.
The Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly is an Australian-American two-seats-in-tandem, high-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft. The aircraft has been in production since 1990 and was designed as a special-purpose tug for hang gliders and ultralight sailplanes. It is available as a complete aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction. The aircraft has been variously produced by Moyes Microlights, Bailey-Moyes Microlights and currently LiteFlite of Botany, New South Wales, all different iterations of the same company.
The Air Creation Racer is a French single-seat, weight-shift control ultralight trike that was built by Air Creation of Aubenas between 1986 and 2010. It was available in kit form for amateur construction or as a completed aircraft.
The Humbert Tétras is a French two seat ultralight with a single engine and high wing. Available as a kit or complete aircraft, it has been in production since 1994 by Humbert Aviation of Ramonchamp.
The UL-Jih Fascination, also called the Fascination F100, is a conventionally laid out, two seat, low wing, single engine ultralight, designed and built in the Czech Republic. Two variants were offered in 2010.
The Medway EclipseR is a British ultralight trike designed and produced by Medway Microlights. The aircraft is supplied fully factory-built.
The Aeros-2 is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for amateur construction.
The Aeros Cross Country, sometimes called the Aeros Cross-Country, is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for amateur construction.
The AeroJames 01 Isatis is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by AeroJames of Ajaccio, Corsica. It was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The Concept Composites MD03 Transat is a French amphibious flying boat ultralight and light-sport aircraft that was designed and produced by Concept Composites of Pouancé. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The Airtrike Eagle 5 is a German ultralight trike, that was designed and produced by Airtrike of Berlin. When it was in production the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The PowerTrike II is a German ultralight trike, designed and produced by PowerTrike of Mackenbach. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The Take Off Merlin is a German ultralight trike, designed and produced by Take Off GmbH of Hamm. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The Schmidtler Enduro is a German ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler of Munich. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The Ventura 1200 was a proposed French ultralight trike that was designed by Ventura of La Frette, Isère. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and was announced at Blois 2007. It was shown again at Blois 2011, but it is likely only prototypes were produced before the company went out of business.
The Electricsports ES-Trike is a German electric-powered ultralight trike produced by Electricsports GmbH of Ostrach. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
The Airtrike 850ti is a German aircraft engine, that was designed and produced by Airtrike of Berlin for use in ultralight aircraft and in particular their Airtrike Eagle 5 design.
The Take Off TBM 11 is an aircraft engine, designed and produced by Take Off GmbH of Hamm, Germany, for use in ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.
The Take Off TBM 12 is an aircraft engine, designed and produced by Take Off GmbH of Hamm, Germany, for use in ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.