The Spartan Microlights Team

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Air-shows

 
We have display and demonstrate our products is various air shows round the world including many years at Sun & Fun Air-Show in Lakeland FL!

Hi

Are you the designer of the Spartan machine?

If yes my congratulations.

This is the most simple and most beautiful concept on the market, I was myself in car design and prototypes building hand made (GT bodies on stock chassi)

This is why I am attracted to this machine

10 or 15 years later still looking sharp

 

Jean C. Australia

 

 

I have completed my DFS PPC  I used a performance design Sun Riser chute, I had the risers made at High Energy Sports.   This a very stable machine. I have no video and few pictures, However I have promised Chris L. some pictures when I get it out again.

 

Randy South Dakota DFS Dual PPC

 

Because of some custom clearance problems I was able to receive the plane a couple of days ago. My first impression is that the composite work is superb!

 

Augusto F. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

 

I'm certainly enjoying owning the DFS.  It is a very attractive design - quite unique.  And the flying times thus far were great.More than you may want to know,   I do enjoy the DFS and try to fly every weekend.  It is probably the most attractive unit made. The seat and back are terrific. 

 

John W. Las Vegas, NEVADA

 

 

Receive delivery and  have install and fly the DFS Dual Trike at sort time, very easy kit. Flying is thrill and the Trike is very beautiful. I am very happy with the quality . I send pictures soon. Thank you

 

Hans F Germany

 

This make of Trike is flown by several disable Pilots around the world, Including me Sean Scott.

 

Scott's Trike Center North Carolina

 

Hello All

I flew the single seat DFS PPC Today !  YA!!!!!!!!

The wing Flies very nice.

 I will get PICS next time!

 

Mark Denny Florida

 

Today, we had nine (9) flights with a total airtime of approximately three (3) hours. We had tested this Trike to the max; landing on grass fields, on pavement, and using different landing techniques. This trike is just amazing, with such a low center of gravity it is very stable in any kind of landing conditions. Landing it feels like its nailed in to the ground, giving you an extra secure feeling to land anywhere during cross country flying. Up in the air the aerodynamics of this plane are incredible. With the low drag airfoil, this is the first dual Trike that I ever flown that doesnt stay behind, it gives you a free flying feeling (like your flying a hang glider). The air flow comes right above the pilot and passenger and creates minimum drag for maximum performance and efficiency. At take off the plane is very stable at any nose angle and feels very comfortable. The anatomic pilot seat is excellent providing support and giving the pilot an very secure feeling. The passenger seat is just the most comfortable seat out there. This Trike is just amazing. We love it!

 

Steve M. Richie K. New York

 

Attached are some of my resent pictures that you can use on your website. I soloed on 11/21/03 at Pickens County Airport in Jasper Georgia. Very nice.

 

Michael Hoffman  Georgia

 

"I started flying hang gliders back in the 70's and I flew for 3 years after losing my leg and one day decided HG was over and now I am into Triking in Norwalk, CA. " Ron is an amputee that flies his Spartan Aviation DFS Trike.

 

Ron Las Vegas

 

Here is a picture of a single seat spartan that we bought in 1998 and reworked to what we thought were updates. It has a 4130 chromoly skeleton frame with a bigger dash and steering bars for your feet. Complete ring for prop cage with a 503 and a 62 inch prop. Check it out and let us know what you think. What would just the body shell cost? I am thinking of building me a single place machine and I like this body style and the seat. It is the most comfortable machine I have flown. The machine in the picture is my wife's, and she does not want to share.  

 

John Lett TN USA

 

Spartan Microlightsmakes THE BEST PPC in the industry!

This is the Cadillac of all Powered Parachutes!

 

Jason H. KS

 

 

Customer feedback

Magazine Articles

 

Our Products have been tested reviewed by top aircraft writers and articles published in many publications all over the world since 1988. We been thought the years in 100's of magazines. We will try to upload as many old and new articles as possible. Some of the Magazines have articles on as are: Ultralight Flying, Ultraflight, Kitplanes, Experimenter, Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Dragenfliger, World Directory, and many more round the world!

 

Read our Article in Kitplanes Magazine by Dan Johnson Read Article now!

Testing on Frame

 

Remember! Composite frame is extra protection! It will protect you more then any other trike frame out there !!!

 

Required Test of Weight Holding 4000 lbs weight suspended by the 4 attachment points. The rules say it has to hold for 3 seconds,

Our Test: 4000 Lb. Weight  left it there for over an hour. DFS Dual.  (3000 Lb. DFS Single)

Results: No structural failure, no band tubes, no deformation on Fiberglass/Kevlar main frame, no deformation on hole openings for the bolts! Nada!

Required Drop Test Measuring for 18" above ground with 900 Lb..

Our Test DFS Single : 600 Lb. (THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE WEIGHT OF A HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL MOTORCYCLE) FROM  30" above  ground on the DFS Single without any sock absorbers help! This equivalent to approximately 1200+ Lb. at 20" above ground due to GRAVITY ACCELERATION! Test Clip

Results: No structural failure, no band tubes, no deformation on Fiberglass/Kevlar main frame, no deformation on hole openings for the bolts! Nada!

Our Test DFS Dual : 1000 Lb. (THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE WEIGHT OF TWO  HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER MOTORCYCLES ) FROM  30" above  ground.  This equivalent to approximately 2000+ Lb. at 20" above ground due to GRAVITY ACCELERATION!

Results: No structural failure, no band tubes, no deformation on Fiberglass/Kevlar main frame, no deformation on hole openings for the bolts! Nada!

25 MPH Impact test We have also completed some impact testing for extra protection of  pilots! Our frame made it fine on our 25 MPH impact test with just some scratches on the nose and the front wheel system. Look our main body, is made for this extra protection!

Testing on Glider and Chute

 Negative and Positive testing on all NW gliders

Power Wing Certification

The Power Wing Static Load Test
The Apco Powerwing is the only PPC wing available on the market today wich is approved by world aviation standards.

Apco's Powerwing was tested by ACPULS (AFNOR) in France, and passed both the shock and static strenght load tests!

Click here to view the
Certificate from Afnor, or view the Load Test Graphwith this link.

 


 

About the Sport Pilot Rule?
The rule specifies five categories of aircraft that can be operated within the performance limitations of the rule: airplanes, weight-shift aircraft, powered parachutes, gliders, and lighter than air. We are encouraged that gyroplanes will also be included, which will make six categories of aircraft allowed to operate under this rule........

YES ! Our Aircraft are in the EAA qualification list........(read trikes in the US)

 

Our Aircraft build at or above ASTM Standards!

 

ASTM Intl. standards are used around the world for everything from product design and development to accessing markets. The high quality of these documents makes them the preferred choice of many industries across the globe!  

Customer pictures

Sun & Fun Airshow lakeland FL

Sun & Fun + Oshcosh Airshows

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MORE PICTURES AND VIDEO

Dmitry Kulikov, RUSSIA

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