Skyleader
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| Private joint stock company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | Jihlava, Czech Republic |
| Products | Microlight aircraft Aerospace manufacturing subcontracting |
| Website | www |
Skyleader a.s. is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Jihlava. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light sport aircraft and ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and ASTM light-sport aircraft categories.[1]
History
The company was formed as a successor to the bankrupt Kappa 77, s.r.o., in March 2005 as Jihlavan Airplanes, s.r.o., named for the town in which it is located. Skyleader owns 100% of Jihlavan Airplanes and operates it as a subsidiary.[2]
The company works with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at Brno University of Technology on aircraft design, having jointly developed the Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA into the Skyleader 100 to 600 series of microlight and light-sport aircraft.[2] The Skyleader GP One was developed as a new high-wing design and introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010.[1]
Skyleader also does aerospace manufacturing subcontract work and produces doors for the Airbus A320 airliner.[2]
The Bulgarian company ACS started producing the Skyleader 600 at the state-owned TEREM-Letets aircraft factory in Sofia in July 2015 under a licence agreement.[3]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyleader 100 | 2011 | Two seat low wing microlight | |
| Skyleader 150 | Two seat low wing microlight | ||
| Skyleader 200 UL | 1996 | Two seat low wing microlight | |
| Skyleader 400 | Two seat low wing microlight | ||
| Skyleader 500 LSA | 150 | Two seat low wing light-sport aircraft | |
| Skyleader 600 | 2010 | Two seat low wing light-sport aircraft | |
| Skyleader GP One | 2010 | 8 | Two seat high wing microlight |
See also
References
External links
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