Wasp Flight Systems

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Wasp Flight Systems
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1998
Headquarters
Kendal, Cumbria
,
England
Key people
Chris Taylor
ProductsParamotors
Websitewaspsystems.co.uk

Wasp Flight Systems (often called just Wasp Systems) is a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kendal, Cumbria and run by Chris Taylor. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly motorized harnesses for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category.[1]

The company was founded in 1998.[2]

The company's sole product is the Wasp SP, a powered hang glider unit. This has gone through several generations of development, including the Wasp SP Mk2, introduced in 2002 and the current production version, the Wasp SP Mk4.[1][3]

Aircraft

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Summary of aircraft built by Wasp Flight Systems
Model name First flight Number built Type
Wasp SP Mk2 2002 powered hang glider
Wasp SP Mk4 powered hang glider

References

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  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 77. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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