Ekolot

PPHU Ekolot
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1995
Headquarters Korczyna, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland
Key people
Director: Henryk Słowik
Products Kit aircraft, ultralight aircraft, motor gliders, light-sport aircraft
Website www.ekolot.pl

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

Summary of aircraft built by Ekolot
Model name First flight Number built Type
Ekolot JK 01A Elf Single-seat motorglider
Ekolot JK-05L Junior Two-seat ultralight aircraft
Ekolot KR-030 Topaz Two-seat ultralight aircraft

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. Ekolot (28 November 2008). "About Us". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. Federal Aviation Administration (10 September 2014). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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