UL-Jih

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| founder = Jaroslav Sedláček

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UL-Jih sro, also known as UL-Jih Sedláček Spol s.r.o. and Sedláček UL-JIH, is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Kaplice, founded by Jaroslav Sedláček in 1990. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 48-49. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 50. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

The company is a Společnost s ručením omezeným, a Czech private limited company.

While UL-Jih designs and builds aircraft, they are marketed by an affiliated company Fascination A.S., which is headed by Dušan Novotný and located in Brno, Czech Republic. UL-Jih head Jaroslav Sedláček is listed as head of production for Fascination A.S.{{cite web|url = http://www.fascination.aero/contact/|title = Contact|access-date = 19 February 2015|last = Fascination A.S.}}

History

Founded by Jaroslav Sedláček in 1990, UL-Jih was conceived as a design, manufacturing, flight training and repair facility, using both composite materials and traditional aircraft construction techniques. Initial business involved the repair of hang gliders and ultralight aircraft.{{cite web|url = http://www.uljih.cz/homeeng.php|title = History of the company|access-date = 15 February 2015|last = Sedláček|first = Jaroslav|work=UL-Jih|year = 2009}}

The first aircraft designed was the simple and inexpensive UL-Jih Kolibřík, designed with Josef Mareš, which sold 36 aircraft. This was followed by the UL-Jih Lišák and production of 41 of the Sunwheel biplanes designed by Wolfgang Dallach. Sedláček's UL-Jih Fascination, a family of two seat, low wing microlights, first flew in 1996 and has been under constant development ever since. The UL-Jih Evolution high-wing microlight first flew in 2002.

The company also offers flight training at its school at the Velešín airport.