Direct Fly sro

This article is about the Czech aircraft manufacturer. For the defunct Polish airline, see Direct Fly.
Direct Fly s.r.o.
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2006[1]
Headquarters
Brno
,
Czech Republic
ProductsLight aircraft
Number of employees
10 (2012)
Websitewww.directfly.cz

Direct Fly s.r.o. (sometimes called DirectFly s.r.o.) is a Czech aircraft manufacturer currently based in Brno and founded in 2006 in Hluk.[1] The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories. The organization is a Czech společnost s ručením omezeným, or private limited company.[2][3][4]

Direct Fly was established in a part of the country noted for its aircraft manufacturing to take advantage of the existing available pool of skilled workers.[2]

Direct Fly Alto 100
former logo used prior to 2017

In 2008 the company had seven employees. In 2012 Jane's Information Group reported the company then had ten employees, plus seven international dealers.[3][5]

By 2017 the company was building just one microlight aircraft design, the two-seat, low-wing Alto 912TG, the Direct Fly ArGO having gone out of production. The Alto has been accepted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a light-sport aircraft.[2][3][6][7]

By March 2019 the company had two more designs under development, the low-wing Orange and high-wing STOL Cruiser.[8][9]

The company first exhibited in the United States at the Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, in April 2010.[10] The company has been noted for its short wait times for aircraft ordered.[11]

By December 2017 the company had exported at least three aircraft to the U.S. since there were three Altos registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration as light-sport aircraft.[12]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Direct Fly
Model name First flight Number built Type
Direct Fly Alto 41 Two-seat, low-wing microlight
Direct Fly ArGO Two-seat, high-wing microlight

References

  1. ^ a b "Sbírka listin Direct Fly s.r.o". justice.cz. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 40. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ a b c Jackson, Paul (ed): Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2012-2013, p. 179. Jane's Information Group, 2012. ISBN 978 0 7106 30001
  4. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page2 42-43. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  5. ^ Direct Fly sro (2009). "About Us". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ Direct Fly (2009). "About Us". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. ^ "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Federal Aviation Administration. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ^ "ORANGE". directfly.cz. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  9. ^ "STOL CRUISER". directfly.cz. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  10. ^ Sobie, Brendan (23 April 2010). "Sun n' Fun: Light sport makers set sights on Europe". Flightglobal. Washington DC.
  11. ^ Plane and Pilot magazine (2015). "Direct Fly "Alto"". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Federal Aviation Administration. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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