Ekolot Explained

PPHU Ekolot
Type:Privately held company
Foundation:1995
Hq Location City:Korczyna, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Hq Location Country:Poland
Key People:Director: Henryk Słowik
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Kit aircraft, ultralight aircraft, motor gliders, light-sport aircraft

PPHU Ekolot is a Polish aircraft manufacturer based in Korczyna, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, with its factory in Krosno. The company was formed in 1995 and its director is Henryk Słowik.[1] [2]

The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and the American light-sport aircraft categories.[1]

Working in composite materials, the company produces the Jerzy Krawczyk-designed Ekolot JK 01A Elf motorglider and two ultralight aircraft, the strut-braced Ekolot JK-05L Junior and the cantilever-wing Ekolot KR-030 Topaz. The Topaz has been accepted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a light-sport aircraft.[1] [3]

Aircraft

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of aircraft built by Ekolot
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Ekolot JK 01A ElfSingle-seat motorglider
Ekolot JK-05L JuniorTwo-seat ultralight aircraft
Ekolot KR-030 TopazTwo-seat ultralight aircraft
Ekolot KR-010 ElfSingle-seat motorglider

Notes and References

  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 44 and 135. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Web site: About Us . 13 January 2015 . Ekolot . 28 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213092701/http://www.ekolot.pl/en/information/about-us.html . 13 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory . 13 January 2015 . . 10 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516004527/http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls . 16 May 2013 .