Xplorer UltraFlight

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Xplorer UltraFlight
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
FounderKeith Pickersgill
Headquarters
Cape Town
,
South Africa
ProductsParamotors
ServicesFlight training
Websitewww.xplorer.co.za

Xplorer UltraFlight is a South African aircraft manufacturer based in Cape Town and founded by Keith Pickersgill. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category. The company also provides paramotor flight training.[1][2]

The company has produced a number of paramotor designs. In the mid-2000s these included the Xflyer and the XS, both powered by the Solo 210 engine. In 2016 the company was producing the , powered by the Italian Per Il Volo Top 80 motor and also acted as a dealer for the Spanish Marbella Parapente Paramotor PAP line.[1][3][4]

Aircraft[]

Summary of aircraft built by Xplorer UltraFlight
Model name First flight Number built Type
Xplorer Xflyer mid-2000s paramotor
Xplorer XS mid-2000s paramotor
mid-2010s paramotor

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 77. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ Xplorer UltraFlight. "Training". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ Xplorer UltraFlight. "Xplorer Micro80". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ Xplorer UltraFlight. "Paramotors PAP". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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