MS Parafly was a German

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based in

Meßstetten Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitan ...

and founded by Martin Sauter. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

paramotors Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and ...

in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US

FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles Ultralight aircraft exist outside of the United States. In most countries, ultralights are a class of aircraft. A completely different legal concept is valid within the USA. The FAA makes explicitly clear that ultralight vehicles are not air ...

rules and the European

microlight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

categories.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 70. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X The company seems to have been founded about 2001 and gone out of business in 2005. The company's products consisted of the Skyward line of paramotors, all powered by the

Solo 210 The Hirth F-36 is a single-cylinder, two-stroke, carburetted aircraft engine designed for use on ultralight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing ...

engine series. Reviewer Rene Coulon noted in 2003 that the Skyward line of paramotors was, "well known worldwide for its reinforced chassis and very efficient engine." Coulon noted at that time that the line was selling well and that the German product certification process had resulted in a reduction in the line's noise output.

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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Germany Ultralight aircraft Paramotors