Wasp Flight Systems

Wasp Flight Systems
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1998
Headquarters
Kendal, Cumbria
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Chris Taylor
ProductsParamotors
Websitewaspsystems.co.uk

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]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Wasp Flight Systems
Model name First flight Number built Type
Wasp SP Mk2 2002 powered hang glider
Wasp SP Mk4 powered hang glider

References

  1. ^ a b Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 77. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ "Wasp Powered Harness Systems". waspsystems.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Wasp SP MKII, Powered Harness - Wasp Powered Harness Systems". waspsystems.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.