TL–Ultralight

TL-Ultralight
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1989
Headquarters
Hradec Králové
,
Czech Republic
ProductsKit aircraft
Ultralight aircraft
OwnerJiří Tlustý
Websitewww.tl-ultralight.cz

TL–Ultralight is an aircraft manufacturer based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. The company started out as a builder of ultralight trikes and now specializes in the design and manufacture of composite ultralight aircraft.[1]

The company is owned by Jiří Tlustý and was founded in 1989.[2]

One of the company's earliest aircraft designs was the TL-22 Duo, a conventional ultralight trike model, that is now out of production.[1]

In 2014 the company's product line included the TL-3000 Sirius and three variants of the TL-2000 Sting: the S3, S4 and RG models.[3]

Aircraft

TL Ultralight TL-32 Typhoon
TL Ultralight TL-96 Star
Summary of aircraft built by TL Ultralight
Model name First flight Number built Type
TL-22 Duo 1990s 50 (1998) Ultralight trike
TL-32 Typhoon 1991 >200 Fabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-96 Star 1997 Composite low-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-132 Condor 1993 115 (2010) Fabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-232 Condor Plus Fabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-2000 Sting 2002 Composite low-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-3000 Sirius 2008 22 (2010) Composite high-wing ultralight aircraft
Stream 2015 Tandem-seat composite low-wing ultralight aircraft

References

  1. ^ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 266. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ TL-Ultralight Aircraft. "History". Tl-ultralight.net. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "TL-Ultralight Aircraft". Tl-ultralight.net. 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-03-18.