Flight Design
| File:FlightDesignLogo.png | |
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Matthias Betsch, Chairman, President & CEO |
| Products | Light aircraft, hang gliders, paragliders |
| Website | www |
Flight Design (Flight Design GmbH) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Leinfelden-Echterdingen.[1]
The company started building hang gliders and ultralight aircraft in the 1980s and added paragliders around 1992.[1]
The CT series first flew in March 1996 and was put into production in 1997. The company currently manufactures the aircraft line, which can be flown under microlight/ultralight regulations in several countries and under the Light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules in the US. Engineering design work is still performed in Germany, but much production and all assembly of the aircraft has been moved to Ukraine to lower production costs.[2]
In February 2011 the company announced that it is developing a four-seat design to be designated C4.[3]
At AirVenture 2013 the company announced that it intends to open a final assembly plant in Windham, Connecticut, United States and a plant in China in conjunction with a Taiwanese company, Aero Jones.[4][5]
During the 3rd quarter of 2015, Flight Design did not deliver any aircraft.[6]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axxess | Single or two place rigid wing hang glider | ||
| Exxtacy | Single place rigid wing hang glider | ||
| A4 | paraglider | ||
| Stream | paraglider | ||
| Boxtair | paraglider | ||
| Twin | paraglider | ||
| CT | 1997 | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| CT2K | 1999 | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| CTSW | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | ||
| CTLS | 2006 | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| MC | 2008 | Aluminium two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| CTLS-Lite | 2010 | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| CTHL | 2010 | Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft | |
| C4 | pending | Composite four seat aircraft |
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CT2K -
CTSW -
Flight Design Exxtacy
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1992 Flight Design A4
References
- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 16, 44 & 140. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Hunt, Adam: One of aviation’s best kept secrets - Flight Design CT2K – Flight report, COPA Flight page C-1. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, October 2004
- ^ Pew, Glenn (February 2011). "Flight Design's Four Seater". AvWeb. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Aviation Week & Space Technology: 60. 14 October 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Niles, Russ. "Flight Design To Open Chinese, U.S. Plants - AVweb flash Article". Avweb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ "General Aviation Aircraft Shipment Report, 2015 Third Quarter" (PDF).
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