Sperwill Ltd (sometimes Sperwill Aviation) was a British
aircraft manufacturer
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based in
Bristol
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and founded by Riann Oliver. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of
paramotors
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in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
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rules and the European
microlight
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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 links
Company website archiveson
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Ultralight aircraft
Paramotors