Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Chris Taylor |
Products | Paramotors |
Website |
waspsystems |
Wasp Flight Systems (often called just Wasp Systems) is a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kendal, Cumbria and run by Chris Taylor. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly motorized harnesses for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European microlight category. [1]
The company was founded in 1998. [2]
The company's sole product is the Wasp SP, a powered hang glider unit. This has gone through several generations of development, including the Wasp SP Mk2, introduced in 2002 and the current production version, the Wasp SP Mk4. [1] [3]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Wasp SP Mk2 | 2002 | powered hang glider | |
Wasp SP Mk4 | powered hang glider |