ABS Aerolight Legacy

The ABS Aerolight Legacy is a French powered parachute that was designed and produced by ABS Aerolight of Sérignan-du-Comtat. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and as a kit for amateur construction.

The company appears to have gone out of business in late 2007 and production ended.

Design and development
The Legacy was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 400 kg. It features a 46.50 m2 parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration in a semi-enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single 105 hp Hirth F-30 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke, aircraft engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft carriage is built from composites. In flight steering is accomplished via a steering wheel that actuates the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. The main landing gear incorporates suspension and a cockpit heater was a factory option.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 185 kg and a gross weight of 400 kg, giving a useful load of 215 kg. With full fuel of 38 L the payload is 188 kg.