Alisport
{{Short description|Italian light aircraft manufacturer}}
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Alisport srl is an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Cremella. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft and sailplanes in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft for the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, as well as aircraft propellers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 24, 132. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XVandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 41. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
The company has three aviation divisions in a shared manufacturing facility, which produce the Silent line of sailplanes, microlight STOL aircraft and the Idrovario line of propellers. Alisport has multi-axis computer numerical control milling machines, composite curing ovens and environmentally-friendly paint booths.{{cite web|url = http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/azienda.htm|title = Company|accessdate = 21 January 2015|last = Alisport|date = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150228054321/http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/azienda.htm|archive-date = 2015-02-28|url-status=dead}}
The company produces the Alisport Yuma kit-built two seat STOL microlight aircraft and the line of Silent gliders and motorgliders. The Silent series are each available as unpowered sailplanes, fuel-injected piston-engine powered self-launching motorgliders or Lithium-ion battery electric-powered self-launching motorgliders.{{cite web|url = http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/index.html|title = Sailplanes , STOL Aircraft, Propellers and Accessories|accessdate = 21 January 2015|last = Alisport|date = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201102525/http://alisport.com/eu/eng/index.html|archive-date = 1 February 2015|url-status=dead|df = dmy-all}}
Zenith Aircraft considers the Yuma an unauthorized copy of the Zenith STOL CH 701.{{cite web|url = http://www.zenithair.com/stolch701/7-photo-copies.html|title = STOL CH701|accessdate = 21 January 2015|last = Zenith Aircraft Company|authorlink = |date = }}
Aircraft
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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Alisport |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
align=left| Alisport Yuma
|align=center| |align=center| |align=left| Two seat STOL microlight aircraft |
align=left| Alisport Silent 2
|align=center| |align=center| 28 (2011) |align=left| single seat sailplane |
align=left| Alisport Silent 2 Electro
|align=center| |align=center| |align=left| single seat sailplane |
align=left| Alisport Silent 2 Targa
|align=center| |align=center| ~80 |align=left| single seat sailplane |
align=left| Alisport Silent Club
|align=center| |align=center| |align=left| single seat sailplane |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.alisport.com/}}
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