22 February 2022
Incredible performance, incredible price, that’s the new Sparker 600kg microlight unveiled by TL-Ultralight and confirmed as coming to the UK by the agent, Peter Ronfell of TL-Sting (UK) Ltd.
Performance first: figures released by the Czech factory give a Vne of 181kt, cruise speed of 162kt and stall speed of 44kt.
Price: the provisional UK price tag is £185,555 plus VAT – a total of £222,666.
So what is the Sparker? It has two seats side-by-side, low wing with retractable undercarriage, airframe constructed from carbon fibre with a Kevlar inner shell to protect the occupants, and it’s powered by the ubiquitous 100hp Rotax 912ULS.
TL Ultralight, based in the historic city of Hradic Kralove, says the Sparker is a clean sheet design to make the most of the new 600kg weight limit. Cabin is a useful 1.25m wide, wingspan 9.0m and overall length 6.63m. Empty weight is 350kg giving a payload of 250kg.
There are no fewer than three Garmin ten-inch G3X Touch displays with full 3D synthetic vision. Flaps are electrically operated, and there are two luggage compartments.
