ABS Aerolight was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Sérignan-du-Comtat. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes and roadable aircraft, in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.[1]
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Defunct | circa 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Powered parachutes, roadable aircraft |
The company appears to have gone out of business in late 2007 and production ended.[2][3]
The company produced a line of powered parachutes in the mid-2000s, including the semi-enclosed cockpit ABS Aerolight Legacy and two models of roadable aircraft, the ABS Aerolight ATE and the development ABS Aerolight Navigathor. The ATE and Navigathor both feature a wedge-shaped boat hull, a parachute wing and off-road four-wheeled landing gear for land use and are powered by a ducted fan in all modes.[1]
Aircraft
edit| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABS Aerolight ATE | Powered parachute/boat/roadable aircraft | ||
| ABS Aerolight Legacy | Semi-enclosed cockpit powered parachute | ||
| ABS Aerolight Navigathor | Powered parachute/boat/roadable aircraft |
References
edit- ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 78. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ABS Aerolight (18 May 2015). "absaerolight". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "ABS Aerolight". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015. The company website apparently ceased to function sometime between September 4, 2007 and February 14, 2008 according to Wayback Machine archives.