Air Sylphe 447

The Air Sylphe 447 is a French powered parachute that was designed and produced by Air Sylphe of Villereau, Nord. Now out of production, the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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

Design and development
The Air Sylphe 447 was designed to comply with the U.S. FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 115 kg. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 88 kg. It features a 35 m2 parachute-style wing, single-place accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 40 hp Rotax 447 engine in pusher configuration. The 50 hp Rotax 503 engine was a factory option.

The aircraft carriage is built from metal tubing with a ducted fan derived from an industrial air ventilation system. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 88 kg and a gross weight of 210 kg, giving a useful load of 122 kg. With full fuel of 18 L the payload for crew and baggage is 109 kg. A version with a gross weight of 310 kg to accommodate heavier pilots was also built.