Comco Ikarus

{{Short description|German aircraft manufacturer}}

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| name = Comco Ikarus GmbH

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| foundation = July 1970, Aidlingen, Germany

| founder = Horst Heid and Rolf Lieb

| location_city = Hohentengen

| location_country = Germany

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| products = Light and microlight aircraft

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| homepage = [http://www.comco-ikarus.de/Pages/index.php?lang=en www.comco-ikarus.de]

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File:Comco ikarus c42 g-hbbh kemble arp.jpg]]File:IKARUS C42C Design Flying vision.jpg

Comco Ikarus GmbH is a German aircraft manufacturer. The company produced hang gliders through the late 1970s, followed by ultralight aircraft, Flight Rescue System (FRS)-branded ballistic parachutes, and light aircraft.{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=March 2009|title=The History of Comco Ikarus Aircraft Company|author=Kent Misegades}}Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 36-37. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 40. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

Aircraft

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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Comco Ikarus
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! Model name

! First flight

! Number built

! Type

align=left| Ikarus 500

|align=center| 1976

|align=center| 2000

|align=left| Hang glider

align=left| Ikarus Sherpa

|align=center| 1982

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|align=left| Ultralight aircraft

align=left| Ikarus C22

|align=center| 1987

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|align=left| Ultralight aircraft

align=left| Ikarus C42

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| 1200+

|align=left| Ultralight aircraft

align=left| Ikarus C52

|align=center| 2011

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|align=left| Ultralight aircraft

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