{{Short description|Former Austrian aircraft manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Sun Flightcraft | logo = Sun Flightcraft Logo.png | caption = | type = Privately held company | traded_as = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | founder = | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Innsbruck | hq_location_country = Austria | area_served = | key_people = | industry = Aerospace | products = Powered parachutes | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Herbert Hofbauer | num_employees = | parent = Hofbauer GmbH | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|www.sunflightcraft.com}} | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Sun Flightcraft''' (formally '''Pro-Design & Sun Flightcraft''') is a former Austrian aircraft manufacturer based in Innsbruck, founded by Herbert Hofbauer. The company at one time specialized in the design and manufacture of powered parachutes in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 87. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunflightcraft.com/en/kontakt.php|title=Sunflightcraft - Contact|work=sunflightcraft.com|access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref>
Founded in the early 2000s as a division of Hofbauer GmbH, the company stopped production of its powered parachute design, the Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper, in about 2008, although it still supplies parts for the design.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sunflightcraft.com/en/paraplanes.php|title=Sun Flightcraft |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |access-date=3 September 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="sunflightcraft.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunflightcraft.com/en/paraplanes.php|title=Sunflightcraft - Paraplanes - Airchopper |work=sunflightcraft.com|access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref>
The Air-Chopper was noted for its innovative use of the contra-rotating Coax-P aircraft propeller design to eliminate torque effects.<ref name="WDLA04"/>
The company continues as an aircraft importer for Airborne Windsports ultralight trikes from Australia as well as a dealer for the Aeropro Eurofox, B&F Fk9, B&F Fk14 Polaris, Evektor Eurostar, TL Ultralight TL-2000 Sting and the Flight Design CT series of aircraft designs, in addition to Rotax aircraft engines.<ref name="sunflightcraft.com"/>
== Aircraft ==
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="font-size:90%;" |- |+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Sun Flightcraft |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type
|- |align=left| '''Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper''' |align=center| circa 2003 |align=center| |align=left| Two-seat powered parachute |-
|}
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.sunflightcraft.com}}
Category:Aircraft manufacturers of Austria Category:Ultralight aircraft Category:Homebuilt aircraft Category:Ultralight trikes Category:Powered parachutes