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The Spartan DFS Trike is an American ultralight aircraft designed and produced by Spartan Microlights. The aircraft was the first ultralight introduced that could be flown with a hang glider-style wing as an ultralight trike or with a powered parachute wing.〔Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-27. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4〕〔Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 111. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X〕〔Downey, Julia: ''2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 54. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851〕 The designation of ''DFS'' stands for ''Dual Face System'', referring to its ability to mount either hang glider or powered parachute wings.〔 ==Design and development== The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of . The aircraft has a standard empty weight of with a Daedalus 190 hang glider wing. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. In powered parachute mode it uses a Shuttle GRX canopy and is controlled with aerodynamic brakes.〔〔 The aircraft fuselage is made from aluminum tubing, while the hang glider wing is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing and covered in Dacron sailcloth. The hang glider wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. A fiberglass cockpit fairing, windshield, brakes and floats are optional. The original engine supplied was the Rotax 277 single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine of , which is now out-of-production. Present engines available include the Zanzottera MZ 34, Hirth F-33 and the Rotax 447.〔〔 In 2012 the aircraft was marketed under the name ''DFS Single''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spartan DFS Trike」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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