Ultralight Aircraft manufacturers

Aerospool

Aerospool is a manufacturer specializing in ultralight aircraft, renowned for its innovative designs and high-quality construction. Founded in Slovakia, the company focuses on creating aircraft that combine performance with affordability, making flying accessible to enthusiasts worldwide. Aerospool is particularly known for its models like the WT9 Dynamic, which are celebrated for their efficiency, safety, and ease of assembly. The company emphasizes modularity, allowing customers to choose between ready-to-fly options or DIY kits.

Arzeos

Arzeos is a Spanish ultralight manufacturer based in Silleda. Their aircraft prioritizes the pilots, offering a smooth and dynamic flight experience. The company has stablished a new boundary in aviation by designing a stylish cockpit and including groundbreaking AI technology. Meant for both new and experienced users, Arzeos blends the old school flying tradition with cutting-edge innovations to offer one of the greatest ULM ever produced.

Atec

ATEC is a Czech manufacturer known for its commitment to quality. Founded in the 1990s, ATEC focuses on creating efficient, reliable, and easy-to-fly aircraft. Their flagship model, the ATEC 321 Faeta, is recognized for its excellent performance, spacious cockpit, and versatility, appealing to both recreational pilots and flight schools. ATEC emphasizes modern manufacturing techniques and customer customization options, providing aircraft that cater to a variety of flying preferences while maintaining a strong reputation for safety and durability.

Blackshape

Blackshape, an Italian aircraft manufacturer, is celebrated for its innovative approach to light sport and ultralight aviation. Their flagship model, the Blackshape Prime presented for the first in Aero Friedrichshafen 2009, stands out for its spacious cockpit and impressive safety features, catering to both hobbyists and flight training schools. Blackshape prioritizes design and high performance, ensuring an enjoyable flying experience. They also offer various customization options, allowing pilots to personalize their aircraft according to specific preferences.

Ikarus

Comco-Ikarus is a light aircraft construction company based in Hohentengen, in South West Germany.

They have been developing and producing high-quality sports aircraft under the IKARUS brand for 50 years.

Their bestseller, the IKARUS C42 with more than 1,500 units sold in many countries around the world.

Through constant further development and continuous quality control, they ensure the long-term production of a microlight aircraft at the highest technical level.

Ellipse

Ellipse is a Czech Republic based company that produces aircrafts since 2011. Its design is one of the most unique in the industry, featuring an elliptical wing.

The amazing aerodynamics the Ellipse airplane has makes it one of the fastest ultralights in the market. Powered by Rotax 915 iS, it can reach 350km/h TAS at 18000 ft.

Recently their main focus has shifted into make innovative solutions for pilots and improving safety even further.

Evektor

Evektor-Aerotechnik is an international company and belongs among the leading development and manufacturing companies which are active in the aircraft industry of the Czech Republic.

The company produces a range of light sport aircraft, training, advanced ultralight aircraft and electric aircraft.

Evektor-Aerotechnik is also developing a 9–14 passenger, twin engine turboprop airplane, the EV-55 Outback.

Flight Design

Flight Design General Aviation GmbH is a German aircraft design company and aircraft manufacturer, formerly based in Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Kamenz and now in Eisenach. The company started building hang gliders and paragliders in the 1980s, and ultralight aircraft 1993.

Icon

ICON Aircraft, Inc. is a privately held aircraft manufacturing company headquartered in Vacaville, California, United States. It was founded in 2006 by two Stanford graduates, aviator Kirk Hawkins and product designer Steen Strand, to develop and certify the ICON A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA). The aircraft entered production in 2016.

Pipistrel

Pipistrel is a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer established in 1989 by Ivo Boscarol and based in Ajdovščina. Its facilities are located in Ajdovščina, Slovenia, and near the town of Gorizia, Italy. By March 2019, Pipistrel had produced more than 2000 aircraft. In April 2022, the company was purchased by Textron.

Remos

The story of REMOS began in the early 1990s with the construction of experimental microlight aircraft. In 1997, the prototype of the REMOS G-3 Mirage took off for the first time – the beginning of a new class in light aircraft construction. In the following years, 10 to 20 aircraft left the final assembly each year on a farm grounds north of Munich. The young company expanded and moved into a newly built plant in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2006, where the REMOS GX is still being handmade.

Porto Aviation

Porto Aviation Group was established in 1994, specializing in the production of gliders and developed the first Glider with autonomous take-off. In 2018 it has developed further with the aim of designing, developing and producing aircraft of excellence. The company is made up of a team of experienced professionals in fluid and aerodynamics, the element that unites all members of the management team is a deep passion for flying. The mix of passion and expertise has generated the fastest aircraft in the world in its category: the Risen SuperVeloce.

Tarragon

It all begun in 2009 when Igors Zvjagins and Valentin Vasjak were in Italy and saw the MILLENNIUM MASTER for the first time in flight and were amazed by its design and performance.

Then, Pelegrin Ltd was founded on January 2010. Thanks to Aivars Lejietis, who joined the team in 2012 as a main investor, they were able to develop and build a totally new aircraft, TARRAGON.

Their experience helped them eliminate a lot of the common mistakes in ultra-light design and construction in order to create a new generation of aircraft – TARRAGON.

Tecnam

Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM S.p.A., commonly known as simply Tecnam, is an Italian aircraft manufacturer. The company has two primary activities: producing aircraft components for various other manufacturers, and manufacturing its own range of light aircraft. The company was founded in 1986 by Italian brothers Luigi Pascale and Giovanni Pascale, veteran aircraft designers and manufacturers. When the light-sport aircraft market began to emerge, the brothers entered the field, first with the Tecnam P92, which was well received.

TL-Ultralight

TL–Ultralight is an aircraft manufacturer based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. The company started out as a builder of ultralight trikes and now specializes in the design and manufacture of composite ultralight aircraft. The company is owned by Jiří Tlustý and was founded in 1989. One of the company’s earliest aircraft designs was the TL-22 Duo, a conventional ultralight trike model, that is now out of production. In 2014 the company’s product line included the TL-3000 Sirius and three variants of the TL-2000 Sting: the S3, S4 and RG models

I.C.P

I.C.P is an Italian ultralight manufacturer specialized on kit aircraft. Founded in 1980 as an automotive supplier, the company did a big investment in CNC machining in the 90’s.

This allowed for cost optimization and facilitated the assembly of airplanes, which are sold not only read to fly but also in assembly kits around the world. Therefore, ensuring perfect interchangeability of parts is essential.

This production strategy has contributed over the years to making flying economically accessible for many enthusiasts while also achieving significant growth for the company.