Sokopf

Sokopf was an Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Innsbruck and founded by Uli Sokopf. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.[1][2]

Sokopf
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1990s
FounderUli Sokopf
Defunctlate 2000s
Headquarters,
ProductsParamotors

The company seems to have been founded before 1998 and gone out of business after 2004.[1][2]

The company's line of paramotors, the Sokopf Falke, is noted for its emphasis on high power, rather than low empty weight, unlike many other paramotor manufacturers.[1] In an emergency the entire engine unit can be jettisoned.[3]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Sokopf
Model name First flight Number built Type
Sokopf Falke 1998 paramotor

References

  1. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 75. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. All-Aero. "Sokopf Uli". all-aero.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. All-Aero. "Sokopf Uli Falke". all-aero.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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