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Sperwill 3
Sperwill Ltd (sometimes Sperwill Aviation) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Bristol and founded by Riann Oliver. The company specialized 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 microlight category.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 75. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X The company seems to have been founded about 2001 and gone out of business in 2009. The company built a wide range of paramotors noted for their ability to be completely dismantled for ground transport. Each model used a different engine, while retaining similar frame features. Aircraft References External linksCompany website archives on Archive.org {{Sperwill aircraft Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom Ultralight aircraft Paramotors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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