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Sun Flightcraft

Sun Flightcraft

Former Austrian aircraft manufacturer

Sun Flightcraft (formally Pro-Design & Sun Flightcraft) is a former Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Innsbruck, founded by Herbert Hofbauer. The company at one time specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.[1][2]

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Founded in the early 2000s as a division of Hofbauer GmbH, the company stopped production of its powered parachute design, the Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper, in about 2008, although it still supplies parts for the design.[3][4]

The Air-Chopper was noted for its innovative use of the contra-rotating Coax-P aircraft propeller design to eliminate torque effects.[1]

The company continues as an aircraft importer for Airborne Windsports ultralight trikes from Australia as well as a dealer for the Aeropro Eurofox, B&F Fk9, B&F Fk14 Polaris, Evektor Eurostar, TL Ultralight TL-2000 Sting and the Flight Design CT series of aircraft designs, in addition to Rotax aircraft engines.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 87. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. [2]
    "Sunflightcraft - Contact". sunflightcraft.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Sun Flightcraft". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Sunflightcraft - Paraplanes - Airchopper". sunflightcraft.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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