Flight Design
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Flight Design is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 aircraft
Aircraft
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 manufacturer based in Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approx. 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport...

.

The company started building hang gliders and ultralight aircraft in the 1980s and added paragliders in 2001.

The CT series first flew in March 1996 and was put into production in 1997. The company now manufactures the CT2K
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

 and CTSW
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

 aircraft which can be flown under microlight/ultralight regulations in several countries and under the Light-sport aircraft
Light-sport Aircraft
A Light-sport aircraft, also known as light sport aircraft or LSA, is a small aircraft that is simple to fly and which meets certain regulations set by a National aviation authority restricting weight and performance...

 (LSA) rules in the US. Engineering design work is still performed in Germany, but much production and all assembly of the aircraft has been moved to Ukraine
Ukraine
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 to lower production costs.

In February 2011 the company announced that it is developing a four-seat design to be designated C4
Flight Design C4
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Aircraft

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Flight Design
Model name First flight Number built Type
Axxess Single or two place rigid wing hang glider
Exxtacy Single place rigid wing hang glider
Stream paraglider
Boxtair paraglider
Twin paraglider
CT
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

1997 Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
CT2K
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

1999 Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
CTSW
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
CTLS
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

2006 Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
MC
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

2008 Aluminium two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
CTLS-Lite
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

2010 Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
CTHL
Flight Design CTSW
The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design of Germany...

2010 Composite two seat, high wing microlight/sport aircraft
C4
Flight Design C4
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pending Composite four seat aircraft



File:Ct2k-g-idsl2007.jpg|CT2K
File:CTSW-G-CLEG.jpg|CTSW
File:CTLS test 08.jpg|CTLS
File:mc model.jpg|MC
File:CTls lite.jpg|CTLS-Lite
File:CTls hl .jpg|CTLS HL

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