Air Sylphe 447 Explained

The Air Sylphe 447 is a French powered parachute that was designed and produced by Air Sylphe of Villereau, Nord. Now out of production, the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

The company appears to have gone out of business and ended production in the end of 2007.[2]

Design and development

The Air Sylphe 447 was designed to comply with the U.S. FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 1150NaN0. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 880NaN0. It features a 35m2 parachute-style wing, single-place accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 400NaN0 Rotax 447 engine in pusher configuration. The 500NaN0 Rotax 503 engine was a factory option.[1]

The aircraft carriage is built from metal tubing with a ducted fan derived from an industrial air ventilation system. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension.[1]

The aircraft has an empty weight of 880NaN0 and a gross weight of 2100NaN0, giving a useful load of 1220NaN0. With full fuel of the payload for crew and baggage is 1090NaN0. A version with a gross weight of 3100NaN0 to accommodate heavier pilots was also built.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 79. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Web site: Air Sylphe . 26 May 2015 . Air Sylphe . 2 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070625165308/http://www.air-sylphe.com/ . 25 June 2007 . dead.

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