TL–Ultralight explained

TL-Ultralight
Type:Privately held company
Foundation:1989
Location City:Hradec Králové
Location Country:Czech Republic
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Kit aircraft
Ultralight aircraft
Owner:Jiří Tlustý
Homepage:www.tl-ultralight.cz

TL–Ultralight is an aircraft manufacturer based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. The company started out as a builder of ultralight trikes and now specializes in the design and manufacture of composite ultralight aircraft.[1]

The company is owned by Jiří Tlustý and was founded in 1989.[2]

One of the company's earliest aircraft designs was the TL-22 Duo, a conventional ultralight trike model, that is now out of production.

In 2014 the company's product line included the TL-3000 Sirius and three variants of the TL-2000 Sting: the S3, S4 and RG models.[3]

Aircraft

+ style="text-align:center; background:#bfd7ff;"Summary of aircraft built by TL Ultralight
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
TL-22 Duo1990s50 (1998)Ultralight trike
TL-32 Typhoon1991>200Fabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-96 Star1997Composite low-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-132 Condor1993115 (2010)Fabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-232 Condor PlusFabric covered high-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-2000 Sting2002Composite low-wing ultralight aircraft
TL-3000 Sirius200822 (2010)Composite high-wing ultralight aircraft
Stream2015Tandem-seat composite low-wing ultralight aircraft

Notes and References

  1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 266. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
  2. Web site: History. TL-Ultralight Aircraft . Tl-ultralight.net . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319030100/http://www.tl-ultralight.net/en/history/index.php . 19 March 2014.
  3. Web site: TL-Ultralight Aircraft . Tl-ultralight.net . 2011-12-23 . 2014-03-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212074813/http://tl-ultralight.net/en/index.php . 2014-02-12 .