UL-Jih sro, also known as UL-Jih Sedláček Spol s.r.o. and Sedláček UL-JIH, is a

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based in

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, founded by Jaroslav Sedláček in 1990. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

ultralight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and Aircraft flight control system, conventional three-a ...

in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the European

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microlight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

category.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 48-49. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 50. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company is a

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, 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

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, Czech Republic. UL-Jih head Jaroslav Sedláček is listed as head of production for Fascination A.S.

History

Founded by Jaroslav Sedláček in 1990, UL-Jih was conceived as a design, manufacturing,

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and repair facility, using both

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s and traditional aircraft construction techniques. Initial business involved the repair of

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s and

. The first aircraft designed was the simple and inexpensive

UL-Jih Kolibřík UL-Jih sro, also known as UL-Jih Sedláček Spol s.r.o. and Sedláček UL-JIH, is a Czech Republic, Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Kaplice, founded by Jaroslav Sedláček in 1990. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultr ...

, designed with Josef Mareš, which sold 36 aircraft. This was followed by the

UL-Jih Lišák 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 ...

and production of 41 of the Sunwheel biplanes designed by Wolfgang Dallach. Sedláček's UL-Jih Fascination, a family of two seat,

low wing A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing config ...

microlights, first flew in 1996 and has been under constant development ever since. The

UL-Jih Evolution The UL-Jih Evolution is a conventionally laid out, two-seat, high-wing, single-engine ultralight, designed and built in the Czech Republic. Two variants were available in 2010. Design and development The first version of the Evolution, origina ...

high-wing A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing config ...

microlight first flew in 2002. The company also offers flight training at its school at the

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airport.

Aircraft

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* {{UL-Jih aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia Ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft 1990 establishments in Czechoslovakia Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1990