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{{Infobox company
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| name = Skyleader a.s.
| name = Skyleader a.s.
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| type = [[Joint-stock company#Czech Republic|Private joint stock company]]
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| owner = [[Zair Aerospace]]
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[[File:Skyleader600.jpg|thumb|[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 600]] light sport aircraft]]
[[File:Skyleader600.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 600]]]]
[[File:Jihlavan Skyleader 200 AN1820974.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 200 UL]]]]
[[File:Jihlavan Skyleader 200 AN1820974.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 200 UL]]]]
[[File:Skyleader 'GP One' light sport aircraft.jpg|thumb|[[Skyleader GP One]] light sport aircraft]]
[[File:GP-05 (9272764469).jpg|thumb|right|[[Skyleader GP One]]]]
'''Skyleader a.s.''' is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[aircraft manufacturer]] based in [[Jihlava]]. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of [[Light-sport aircraft|light sport aircraft]] and [[ultralight aircraft]] in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] [[microlight]] and ASTM [[light-sport aircraft]] categories.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 76-77. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>
'''Skyleader a.s.''' is a Chinese-owned [[aircraft manufacturer]] based in [[Jihlava]], [[Czech Republic]]. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of [[ultralight aircraft]] in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] [[microlight]] and American [[light-sport aircraft]] categories.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 76-77. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 80-81. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The company was formed as a successor to the bankrupt [[Kappa 77, s.r.o.]], in March 2005 as Jihlavan Airplanes, s.r.o., named for the town in which it is located. Skyleader owns 100% of Jihlavan Airplanes and operates it as a subsidiary.<ref name="Hist">{{cite web|url = http://www.skyleader.aero/en/about-us/company-overview|title = About Us - Company Overview|accessdate = 6 January 2015|last = Skyleader|year = 2014}}</ref>
The company was formed as a successor to the bankrupt [[Kappa 77, s.r.o.]], in March 2005 as Jihlavan Airplanes, s.r.o., named for the town in which it is located. Skyleader owns 100% of Jihlavan Airplanes and operates it as a subsidiary.<ref name="Hist">{{cite web|url = http://www.skyleader.aero/en/about-us/company-overview|title = About Us - Company Overview|accessdate = 6 January 2015|last = Skyleader|year = 2014}}</ref>


The company works with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at [[Brno University of Technology]] on aircraft design, having jointly developed the [[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA]] into the Skyleader 100 to 600 series of [[microlight]] and [[light-sport aircraft]].<ref name="Hist"/> The [[Skyleader GP One]] was developed as a new high-wing design and introduced at the [[AERO Friedrichshafen]] show in 2010.<ref name="WDLA11"/>
The company works with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at [[Brno University of Technology]] on aircraft design, having jointly developed the [[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA]] into the Skyleader 100 to 600 series of [[microlight]] and [[light-sport aircraft]].<ref name="Hist"/> The [[Skyleader GP One]] was developed as a new high-wing design and introduced at the [[AERO Friedrichshafen]] show in 2010.<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="WDLA15"/> Skyleader also does aerospace manufacturing subcontract work and produced the doors for the [[Airbus A320]] airliner.<ref name="Hist"/>


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The [[Bulgaria]]n company ACS started producing the [[Skyleader 600]] at the state owned TEREM-Letets aircraft factory in [[Sofia]] in July 2015 under a licence agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgonair.bg/avioshou/2015-08-06/ultraleki-samoleti-skyleader-shte-se-sglobyavat-v-sofiya|title=Ултралеки самолети Skyleader ще се сглобяват в София|author=Александър Богоявленски|work=BGONAIR|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref>
Skyleader also does aerospace manufacturing subcontract work and produces doors for the [[Airbus A320]] airliner.<ref name="Hist"/>


In 2017, Skyleader was purchased by the Chinese firm [[Zair Aerospace]], which is headquartered in [[Wuhan]].<ref name=ja600a>{{cite web | url=https://globalsky.media/china-ga-manufacturer-china-ga-report-2020-123/ | title=China GA Manufacturers – China GA Report 2020 | date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Zair set up a local production line in [[Hubei]] to manufacture the [[Zair JA600]] that received Chinese state certification in 2019. The JA600 is a development of the [[Skyleader 600]].<ref name=ja600b>{{cite web| language=Zh-hans | url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/EV5TC7H50523BUOI.html | title=JA600 received Chinese state certification | date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
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The [[Bulgaria]]n company ACS started producing the [[Skyleader 600]] at the state-owned TEREM-Letets aircraft factory in [[Sofia]] in July 2015 under a licence agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgonair.bg/avioshou/2015-08-06/ultraleki-samoleti-skyleader-shte-se-sglobyavat-v-sofiya|title=Ултралеки самолети Skyleader ще се сглобяват в София|author=Александър Богоявленски|work=BGONAIR|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref>


== Aircraft ==
== Aircraft ==
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|align=left| '''[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 500 LSA]]'''
|align=left| '''[[Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA|Skyleader 500 LSA]]'''
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|align=left| Two seat low wing [[light-sport aircraft]]
|align=left| Two seat low wing [[light-sport aircraft]]
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|align=left| '''[[Skyleader GP One]]'''
|align=left| '''[[Skyleader GP One]]'''
|align=center| 2010
|align=center| 2010
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|align=left| Two seat high wing microlight
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[[Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia]]
[[Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia]]
[[Category:Czech brands]]
[[Category:Ultralight aircraft]]
[[Category:Ultralight aircraft]]
[[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]]
[[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]]

Latest revision as of 14:03, 29 September 2023

Skyleader a.s.
Company typePrivate joint stock company
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters
Jihlava
,
Czech Republic
ProductsMicrolight aircraft
Aerospace manufacturing subcontracting
OwnerZair Aerospace
Websitewww.skyleader.aero
Skyleader 600
Skyleader 200 UL
Skyleader GP One

Skyleader a.s. is a Chinese-owned aircraft manufacturer based in Jihlava, Czech Republic. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight and American light-sport aircraft categories.[1][2]

History

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The company was formed as a successor to the bankrupt Kappa 77, s.r.o., in March 2005 as Jihlavan Airplanes, s.r.o., named for the town in which it is located. Skyleader owns 100% of Jihlavan Airplanes and operates it as a subsidiary.[3]

The company works with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at Brno University of Technology on aircraft design, having jointly developed the Kappa 77 KP 2U-SOVA into the Skyleader 100 to 600 series of microlight and light-sport aircraft.[3] The Skyleader GP One was developed as a new high-wing design and introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010.[1][2] Skyleader also does aerospace manufacturing subcontract work and produced the doors for the Airbus A320 airliner.[3]

The Bulgarian company ACS started producing the Skyleader 600 at the state owned TEREM-Letets aircraft factory in Sofia in July 2015 under a licence agreement.[4]

In 2017, Skyleader was purchased by the Chinese firm Zair Aerospace, which is headquartered in Wuhan.[5] Zair set up a local production line in Hubei to manufacture the Zair JA600 that received Chinese state certification in 2019. The JA600 is a development of the Skyleader 600.[6]

Aircraft

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Summary of aircraft built by Skyleader
Model name First flight Number built Type
Skyleader 100 2011 Two seat low wing microlight
Skyleader 150 Two seat low wing microlight
Skyleader 200 UL 1996 Two seat low wing microlight
Skyleader 400 Two seat low wing microlight
Skyleader 500 LSA Two seat low wing light-sport aircraft
Skyleader 600 2010 Two seat low wing light-sport aircraft
Skyleader GP One 2010 Two seat high wing microlight

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 76-77. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 80-81. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ a b c Skyleader (2014). "About Us - Company Overview". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ Александър Богоявленски. "Ултралеки самолети Skyleader ще се сглобяват в София". BGONAIR. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "China GA Manufacturers – China GA Report 2020". February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "JA600 received Chinese state certification" (in Simplified Chinese). November 29, 2019.
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