Ellipse is a French aircraft manufacturer, located in
Étuz
Étuz is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Saône department
The following is a list of the 539 communes in the French department of Haute-S ...
. The company specializes in building
hang glider
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame cover ...
s and
ultralight trike
An ultralight trike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a ...
s.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 43. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
The company also builds the
DTA Diva
The DTA Diva is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar and introduced in 2009. The wing is widely used on DTA trikes as well as by other ultralight aircraft manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; ...
,
DTA Dynamic
The DTA Dynamic is a series of French double-surface ultralight trike wings, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar. The wings are widely used on DTA trikes as well as by other ultralight aircraft manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin ...
and
DTA Magic
The DTA Magic is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by DTA sarl of Montélimar and introduced in 2010. The trike wing was the first "topless" design to be offered by a French manufacturer.Bayerl, Robby; Martin ...
ultralight trike wings under contract to
DTA sarl
DTA sarl (Delta Trikes Aviation) is a French aircraft manufacturer based in Montélimar. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight trikes.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2 ...
.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 208-210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
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{{Ellipse aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers of France
Hang gliders
Ultralight trikes
Companies based in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté