500kg maximum take-off weight

The DeltaJet 500 StingRay has been designed from the start to take advantage of the new Microlight 600kg weight limit.

It partners the strongest trike chassis to be found anywhere in the world with the only wing certified to carry in excess of 472.5kg.

The result is a flexwing pilot's dream machine - tough, roomy, comfortable, fast, light handling, and with a powerful trim system that delivers hands-off flying anywhere from just above the stall to more than 85mph.

Building on more than 30 years experience

The starting point for the new design comes from our extensive competition experience, where a robust chassis, sweet-handling, ultra-compliant suspension, and powerful disc brakes are the order of the day. For more than 30 years, the JetStar and DeltaJet trikes from Apollo have proved their worth in this challenging environment: in fact, it's the current World and European Champion trike. We selected their latest trike, the DeltaJet 2, as the basis for the DeltaJet 500.

More than 2 years of extensive load testing, meticulous re-engineering, and exhaustive flight testing later, the result is a new trike that not only meets the stringent requirements of Section S, but also permits the higher MTOW of 499kg. The new DeltaJet 500 boasts:

• Double-sleeved aluminium tube construction for every element of the main chassis with triple-sleeved tube for key structural points
• Aerodynamically-enclosed single aluminium spar rear undercarriage, uprated by 50%
• Uprated composite seat tested to over 120kg for front and rear pilots
• Coil-spring suspension on the nosewheel
• Optional hydraulic disc brakes for all three wheels (standard on the front wheel)
• Adjustable foot pedal positions
• All-terrain 42cm dia. wheels
• Solid aluminium hang-point machined from billet
• 248kg payload